Efficacy and function of Hippophae rhamnoides

I. Health effects

1. Protection of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases: The total flavonoids extracted from Hippophae rhamnoides have high content and can effectively reduce blood pressure, eliminate free radicals, reduce blood viscosity, inhibit excessive platelet aggregation, soften blood vessels, improve blood circulation and prevent arteriosclerosis, thereby improving cardiovascular and cerebrovascular conditions and protecting health.

2, enhance the immune system: because it contains a lot of vitamin C, carotenoids and other antioxidants, can enhance humoral immunity and cellular immunity, there are certain anti-allergic effects. In addition, seabuckthorn flavonoids can also regulate thyroid function.

3. Prevention of cancer: Among them, white anthocyanins, quercetin, coumarin, beta carotene, etc. have anti-cancer and anti-cancer biological activities, and have certain inhibitory effects on cancer cells in the human body. Among them, it has obvious effect on gastric cancer, esophageal cancer and other digestive system cancers.

4. Protection of respiratory system: Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it has the effect of relieving cough and asthma, eliminating phlegm and moistening lung, and has a good effect on respiratory diseases such as cough, asthma, bronchitis and chronic pharyngitis.

II. Ecological efficacy

1. Vegetation restoration: Hippophae rhamnoides is drought-tolerant and cold-resistant, and can survive on barren land. It is easy to plant small plants, so planting on wasteland can quickly restore vegetation.

2. Reduce sediment: planting seabuckthorn in places with serious soil erosion, such as the Loess Plateau, can reduce soil erosion and fix soil. Because of its well-developed roots and dense shrubs, it is used to fix water and soil in many places where gullies are numerous.

Landscaping: It is an excellent tree species for wind and sand fixation and soil conservation, so it is often used to plant on sandy soil, improve the land, and at the same time play an aesthetic role in greening.