Vitamin Bomb! Sea Buckthorn Berries
You may not have heard anything about this miracle plant but you will find out now everything you need to know about it. It is a shame that sea buckthorn is not as famous as goji berries because basically they are the same. Sea buckthorn berries are extremely rich in antioxidants and vitamins, especially vitamin C and vitamin A.
The amazing thing about this plant is that not only the berries are good for your health, you can also use its buds or its bark which have anti-inflammatory properties and also help in lowering the cholesterol level. Even more, sea buckthorn berries help you lose weight by inhibiting your appetite and in the same time fueling your body with vitamins.
I use sea buckthorn oil as a night cream. I combined it with some almonds oil and it is doing miracles to my skin.
There are two ways I like to eat sea-buckthorn berries. I like to juice them and to combine them with honey. My advice, if you have over 500g of sea buckthorn berries, is to juice some of them and drink right away, add in a few jars with honey, and freeze the rest to juice later.
Don’t forget to add some honey or any other healthy sweetener in the juice. These berries are really sour!
Sea Buckthorn berries with honey are truly amazing when it comes to curing sore throat and flu. Really! It does miracles. It is also recommended to eat 1-2 tsp daily, each morning on empty stomach. It acts as a great immunostimulent.
So search for sea buckthorn berries at your local farmers’ market. They can be found only in this time of the year.
Have you ever heard of sea buckthorn? Did you use it in any way? Looking forward to your comments.
Gourmandelle
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Hy! Just discovered your blog and I must admit, I am pretty amazed! A wonderful job! As for buckthorn berries, yes, they are wonderful for our health. I am eating each morning buckthorn berries with honey, lemon and a bit of ginger. Great!
Thank you Roxana! I’m really glad you like it! Love the ginger combination and I think I’m gonna try it myself
My frozen sea buckthorn berries stock is finished and can’t wait to find them again at the farmers market 
Wonderful! I have been documenting my experiences growing seabuckthorn in the United States where it is not widely known, especially as a food. There is a recipe page on the blog and I am working on an extensive collection of cooking ideas to post very soon. Take a look if you would like. Best Wishes – Tom http://seaberry-hippophaerhamnoides.blogspot.com
Looks amazing!
Thanks Inessa!
These fruits are amazing! For few years I had serious problems with my throat, fever and even temporarly loss of voice.I tried all types of antibiotics and injections with no results. 2 years ago a doctor which has a lot of experience told me about the fact even she works in a hospital at the Infectious diseases while tooking a teaspoon of Sea Buckthorn Berries with Honey every day she never took any disease from the patiences she takes care for years.
Since then I didn’t had any serious flu nor get ill! I used to prepare also tea if you dry the fruits and branches to keep over the winter.
If you want to be sure that you will be healthy don’t hesitate to try these amazing fruits!
It’s great to find out that doctors prescribe natural remedies to their patients. Few doctors are like that.
One of my friends caught a bad cold a couple of weeks ago. I told him not to take any meds and I treated him naturally. Sea buckthorn with honey, hot teas and inhalations with essential oils. He was as good as new after just a few days! Nature is amazing
My Mum used to make me drink a shot glass full of juice as a kid – without sweetener… It took me over thirty years (!) to overcome that trauma
So everyone: make sure you sweeten these things!!! If you do, they have a great, unique flavour – and I can testify that my immune system is great
How to get them: Here in Bavaria, but this tree is really common along rivers – so even if I’ve never seen them at a market, it just means taking a short autumn walk next to a river and I’ve got enough for the year. (Since the river paths usually are not private property anyone can take the berries.)
Thanks for the tips Mac!
) Yep..they’re really sour! I am a freak..I actually enjoy drinking the juice unsweetened 
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That was hilarious
This looks FABULOUS! I sure hope I am able to find some of these – I know they are great for skin care !!
Thanks Vicki! Sea Buckthorn oil is great in anti-wrinkle creams.
Great advertisement of these wonderful vitamin-packed berries!
They are rather popular in my country (Latvia) and I guess they also grow in other northern countries. But they are eaten little because they are really sour. They are also very hard to pick because of the sharp thorns. Normally you don’t eat them fresh but you should… if you could!
I make jam with these berries and it is really really delicious. Super healthy, fragrant and beautiful!
Thanks Baiba!
Yes they’re really sour! But combined with honey they’re perfect! I never made jam but I tried a store-bought one and it was delicious! I know they’re hard to pick..that’s the reason why it’s almost a miracle when I find them at my local farmer’s market.
Hope to find some more. I’d love to make jam too. I’ll ask you for the recipe
Those berries look amazing! I’ve actually never heard of them or had them.
Thanks Julia! These berries are usually found in Europe but not necessarily. They usually grow spontaneous as they’re wild berries. Try looking for them online. You may not find them fresh but you can find sea buckthorn oil, syrup or dry sea buckthorn berries, which are great also!
Thanks so much for this informativepost…..these look awesome !! love the vibrant color
Thanks! They’re delicious too. A bit sour but in combination with honey they’re just perfect.
It's great that you have a sea buckthorn tree! Sea buckthorn berries are sour but if you mix them with honey or any other natural sweetener the taste will no longer be a problem; their juice will taste like lemonade combined with orange juice, so it is quite pleasant.
I've read somewhere that the sea buckthorns are a bit tarter than goji… do you find that to be the case?..
At any rate, its gotten me to buy my own tree…. thanks!
Thank you so much Heather!
Beautiful site! Wonderful photography!
Yeah, unfortunately they're not very popular but they should be! If you ever see buckthorn berries at the farmers market don't hesitate and buy them.
I have never heard of buckthorn berries but this juice looks wonderful and I am intrigued by the oil as well.