We estimated the nutritive value, vitamin content, amino acid composition, fatty acid content, and mineral profile of a phytococktail comprising sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides), apricot (Prunus armeniaca), and roseroot (Rhodiola imbricata) from trans-Himalaya. The free vitamin forms in the phytococktail were determined by rapid resolution liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (RRL...

The extract of sea buckthorn (SBT) [Hippophae rhamnoides L. (Elaeagnaceae)], is used as a food supplement and traditional medicine in numerous countries. This study investigated the protective effects of the functional extract of SBT against paraquat (PQ)-induced toxicity via antioxidant mechanisms in A549 cells. The methanol extract of SBT (25-200 µg/ml) was used to protect cells against PQ (2...

Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) has been used to treat high altitude diseases. The effects of five-week treatment with total flavonoids of seabuckthorn (35, 70, 140 mg/kg, ig) on cobalt chloride (5.5 mg/kg, ip)- and hypobaric chamber (simulating 5,000 m)-induced high-altitude polycythemia in rats were measured. Total flavonoids decreased red blood cell number, hemoglobin, hematocrit, mea...

The exposure to ultraviolet radiations (UVR) is the key source of skin sunburn; it may produce harmful entities, reactive oxygen species (ROS), leading to aging. The skin can be treated and protected from the injurious effects of ROS by using various pharmaceutical formulations, such as cream. Cream can be loaded with antioxidants to quench ROS leading to photo-protective effects. Moreover, mod...

Seabuckthorn [SBT, Hippophae rhamnoides L.] is a very popular plant of high altitude cold desert areas having tremendous medicinal properties and well reviewed in Chinese and Tibetan literature. 75% ethanolic extract of SBT leaves has already been reported to possess many pharmacological activities but there are no reports on heavy metal analysis of this extract. The present study was undertake...

Seabuckthorn (SBT) pulp oil obtained from the fruits of seabuckthorn [Hippophae rhamnoides L. (Elaeagnaceae)] has been used traditionally for its medicinal and nutritional properties. However, its role in ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury of myocardium in rats has not been elucidated so far. The present study reports the cardioprotective effect of SBT pulp oil in IR-induced model of myocardial i...

Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L. ssp. caucasica Rousi) is one of the most important wild edible fruits, grown in Turkey for centuries without any chemical treatments. The plant extremely resistant to adverse environmental conditions. In this study, main agro-morphological and biochemical berry traits and, a lesser extent, other morphological 10 sea genotypes sampled from eastern Anatolia ...

Background: Seabuckthorn (SBT, Hippophae rhamnoides L.) is an important medicinal plant of cold desert areas. Therapeutic significance of various parts of this plant has been mentioned in many traditional medicinal systems, especially Chinese and Tibetan systems. There are many pharmacological reports suggesting therapeutic usefulness of SBT leaf extracts, however, relatively very few toxicity ...