Sea buckthorn (Latin name: Hippophae rhamnoides Linn.), is a deciduous shrub of the genus Hippophae. The fruit is globose, 4-6 mm in diameter, orange-yellow or orange-red. Flowering period is April-May, fruiting period is September-October.
Sea buckthorn is light-loving, cold-resistant, heat-resistant, sand-resistant and arid climate. It has strong adaptability to soil. It is domestically distributed in North China, Northwest China, Southwest China and other places.
Sea buckthorn is an economic tree with high nutritional and medicinal value. Its VC content is six times higher than that of kiwifruit, which is called "King of VC", and it is the real "King of VC", its bioflavonoid content is higher than that of ginkgo biloba, and its carotene and VE content are higher than that of all kinds of common fruits.
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