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The sea buckthorn fruits are exceptionally rich in vitamin C with a concentration 5 times that of kiwi and 30 times higher than in orange. Their content in vitamin E is higher than in wheat or soybeans. It is an important source of vitamin E as well as of other antioxidants.
Different parts of sea-buckthorn have been used as traditional therapies for diseases. As no applications discussed in this section have been verified by science and sufficient clinical trial evidence, such knowledge remains mostly unreferenced outside of Asia and is communicated mainly from person to person, therefore falling into the category of folk medicine.
Grown widely throughout its native China and other mainland regions of Asia, sea-buckthorn is an herbal remedy reputedly used over centuries to relieve cough, aid digestion, invigorate blood circulation and alleviate pain.
