BACKGROUND Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) is a hardy, fruit-producing plant known historically for its medicinal and nutraceutical properties. The most recognized product of sea buckthorn is its fruit oil, composed of seed oil that is rich in essential fatty acids, linoleic (18:2 ω-6) and α-linolenic (18:3 ω-3) acids, and pulp oil that contains high levels of monounsaturated palmitolei...

In Estonia, the sea buckthorn is a non-traditional fruit crop. From 2001 to 2003, at the Rõhu Testing Center of the Estonian Agricultural Research Center in Southern Estonia, six sea buckthorn cultivars were evaluated in terms of their yield and average fruit weight: ‘Trofimovskaya’, ‘Vorobyevskaya’, ‘Avgustinka’, ‘Otradnaya’, ‘Botanicheskaya Ljubitelskaya’, and ‘Botanicheskaya’. Chemical compo...

male infertility is a distressingly common condition affecting about 1 in 20 of the male population. in a majority of the cases, the male partner produces sufficient numbers of spermatozoa to achieve fertilization but there are functional defects in these cells that prevent conception from occurring. in this study, the effects of wi-fi radiation on spermatogenesis, testes and testosterone of la...

Sea buckthorn a magic plant from Northern areas of Pakistan has multiple uses against various ailments, soil enrichment and environmental purposes. The fruit berries are rich in vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin E, essential oil, Phytosterol and minerals (Fe, Ca, P, Mn and K). The micronutrient like vitamin C, oil, phosphorus, magnesium and calcium contents in fruit berries of cultivated sea buckth...

Knowledge of reproductive biology of plants is crucial to understand their natural mode of propagation, which may aid in conservation and crop improvement. The reproductive details are also crucial for beginning the cultivation of a potential crop on a commercial scale. Fruits of sea buckthorn, Hippophae rhamnoides, are used in a variety of medicinal and nutritional products. So far, fruits are...

Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) is a unique plant currently being domesticated. The fruit is the main component of value, although the leaves are occasionally made into sea buckthorn tea. The two main sources of valuable products are derived from the berries, juice from the fleshy tissue and seed as a single seed from each berry. The juice provides a nutritious beverage, high in suspended ...

UNLABELLED BACKGROUND A systematic mapping of the phytochemical composition of different sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) fruit subspecies is still lacking. No data relating to the fatty acid composition of main lipid fractions from the berries of ssp. carpatica (Romania) have been previously reported. RESULTS The fatty acid composition of the total lipids (oils) and the major lipid...

This is the first report from India on a beverage resulting from alcoholic fermentation of the juice of sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L) using lab isolated yeast strain. The health promoting potential of the product was evaluated based on its total phenolic content. The most important finding was that under the present fermentation condition, the total phenolic content of the wine product...

This is the first report from India on a beverage resulting from alcoholic fermentation of the juice of sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L) using lab isolated yeast strain. The health promoting potential of the product was evaluated based on its total phenolic content. The most important finding was that under the present fermentation condition, the total phenolic content of the wine product...

Sea buckthorn juice is one of the imperative product obtained from the sea buckthorn berries, is now commercially very important. The juice provides a nutritious beverage, high in suspended solids, and very high in vitamins especially in vitamin C and carotenoids. It contains different kinds of nutrients and bioactive substances including vitamins, fatty acids, free amino acids and elemental co...