Sea Buckthorn Essential Oil, Undiluted (Hippophae Rhamnoides)

Description ShareTweetPinLinkedInPrintEmail (*CAUTION: Essential oils are NOT safe for internal use.  For external use only.) Sea Buckthorn Essential Oil, Undiluted (Hippophae Rhamnoides) 1 Dram COMMON NAME :  Sea Buckthorn SCIENTIFIC NAME :   Hippophae Rhamnoides OTHER NAMES :  Seaberry FAMILY :  Elaeagnaceae METAPHYSICAL / SPIRITUAL ASSOCIATIONS & CORRESPONDENCES : Element: Water Planet: Aquarius Day: Friday Direction: West Zodiac Sign: Libra Chakra: 2nd Sacral Chakra (Svadhisthana) Energy: Yin Gender: Feminine Tarot Card: the Empress tarot Spirit Animal: Horse Deity or God / Goddess Association: Poseidon   Ingredients:  Undiluted Organic Cold-Pressed Sea Buckthorn Fruit Oil Description:  Sea Buckthorn fruits contain high amounts of vitamin C, vitamin E, carotenoids, flavonoids and health-beneficial fatty acids, as well as higher amounts of vitamin B12 than other fruits. Sea Buckthorn oil is extracted from the fruit by cold-pressing them, and has a bright yellow-orangish color. The oil has a non-greasy, quick absorbing texture that makes it suitable for direct topical application without the need for dilution. Sea Buckthorn oil is frequently used in topical products for dry and aging skin. It helps skin problems, pigmentation, and fighting the signs of aging. It promotes healthy skin tone and texture, and helps with eczema, psoriasis, and rosacea problems. It also helps enhance hair and is used in some shampoos and other hair care products. The genus name Hippophae originates from the Greek words hippo (“horse”) and phaos (“to shine”) due to the ancient Greek use of sea buckthorn leaves as horse fodder to make their coats shine more. During one of his expeditions, Genghis Khan and his troops suffered an inhospitable climate and little food supply that weakened the troops and horses. The horses were becoming more of a hindrance than an asset, so he abandoned them to die. When he and the troops later returned, they found the horses to be vibrant and thriving, as they had been sustained and revitalized by eating sea buckthorn berries. Thereafter, Genghis Khan and his soldiers at sea buckthorn berries regularly to restore their strength after battle. Historical Uses:  anti-aging, dry skin, irritated skin, skin tone, dermatitis, eczema, rosacea, psoriasis, dry hair, debility Mystical Attributes:  When the god Poseidon (ruler of the seas) struck the earth with his trident, a spring of pure water erupted. From this spring rose Pegasus, who was then drawn to the foothills of Mount Olympus, home of the gods. There Pegasus encountered the shrub sea buckthorn growing in abundance on the mountainside. Mystical Intentions:  health and healing, beauty, youth, rejuvenation, vitality Smell:  Sea Buckthorn berry oil has an unique earthy, botanical smell like plant pulp or fragrant leaves. Botany, Cultivation & Harvesting:  Sea Buckthorn is a species of flowering plant native to the cold-temperate regions of Europe and Asia, including the Baltic Coasts of Finland, Poland, and Germany, the Gulf of Bothnia in Sweden, as well as coastal areas of the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. In Asia, it can be found in the northern regions of China, throughout most of the Himalayan region, including India, Nepal and Bhutan, Pakistan and Afghanistan. It has also recently been planted in countries such as Canada, the United States, Bolivia, Chile, Japan and South Korea. It is found in a variety of locations: on hills and hillsides, valleys, riverbeds, along coastal regions, on islands, in small isolated or continuous pure stands, but also in mixed stands with other shrub and tree species. Sea Buckthorn is a hardy, spiny deciduous shrub that can grow between 7 and 13 feet high. It has a rough, brown or black bark and a thick, grayish-green crown. The leaves are alternate, narrow and lanceolate, with silvery-green upper faces. It is dioecious, meaning that the male and female flowers grow on different shrubs. The sex of seedlings can only be determined at the first flowering, which mostly occurs after three years. The male inflorescence is built up of four to six apetalous flowers, while the female inflorescence normally consists of only one apetalous flower and contains one ovary and one ovule. Fertilization occurs solely via wind pollination, so male plants need to be close to female plants to allow for fertilization and fruit production. The oval or lightly roundish fruits grow in compact grapes varying from pale yellow to dark orange. Individual fruits weigh between 270 and 480 mg. The plants have a very developed and extensive root system, and the roots live in symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing Frankia bacteria. The roots also transform insoluble organic and mineral matters from the soil into more soluble states. Vegetative reproduction of the plants occurs rapidly via root suckers. Sea Buckthorn is found growing profusely on a wide range of soil types but does better in soils with a light physical structure, rich in nutrient compounds and with a pH near neutral (pH 6.5–7.5). Best growth occurs in deep, well drained, sandy loam with ample organic matter. Very light, sandy soils have low water carrying capacity and are also low in nutrient mineral elements; so without the previous addition of organic matter, are not appropriate. Similarly inappropriate are clayey soils, with high density and water retention characteristics. It is considered drought resistant, but it is a moisture sensitive plant especially in the spring when plants are flowering and young fruits are beginning to develop. Planting in arid or semiarid areas is possible, if water is supplied for establishment. It can bear fruit at altitudes up to 2000 m above sea level. The plant can withstand temperatures from −43 °C to 40 °C. Vegetation begins at average daily air temperatures of 5 to 7 °C. It flowers at temperatures 10 to 15 °C and requires total effective temperatures, spring to harvest time, of 14.5 °C to 17.5 °C, depending on latitude, elevation and species. Frost hardiness is the highest in deep dormancy in November and December. During this period, negative temperatures of −50 °C may be tolerated. Whereas in the post-dormant period in January to March, the critical temperature drops in air temperature for the male to −30 °C to −35 °C and for the female, −40 °C to −45 °C. It can only be grown in well-lit, unshaded areas. Starting from its very earliest stage of development, it cannot tolerate shade. As for fertilization, phosphorus is indispensable for the normal life processes of the nodules on the roots. The plant requires little nitrogen, due to its ability to fix nitrogen. Sea Buckthorn needs a period of 4 to 5 years from the appearance of the first shoots from the seeds to the beginning of fruit and peaks at the 7–8th year of plant life, remaining productive for 30 years with intermittent pruning. Spring is the best time for planting sea buckthorn. An orchard planting can yield 10 tons of berries per hectare. A number of seeds per planting site is recommended at spacing of 1 m within the row and 4 m between the rows, south-east sloping terrain is recommended to facilitate the maximum sunlight exposure and rows should be oriented in a north– south direction to provide maximum light. Pruning sea buckthorn will train branches, promote growth and facilitate harvesting. Moderate pruning will increase the yield and fruiting life of the plants. The crown should be pruned to remove overlapping branches, and long branches should be cut to encourage development of lateral shoots. Mature fruiting plants should be pruned to allow more light penetration. Pruning is also recommended to eliminate thorns on the mature wood to facilitate harvesting. Pruning should be started the year trees have been planted, late winter pruning is the best time. Seed propagation is not commonly used in orchards because the species is dioecious, therefore the sex cannot be determined in the seed, or prior to 3 to 4 years of growth. And male plants must be replaced. If seedlings of unknown sex are planted, it may result in an uneven distribution of male and female plants. To avoid this problem, excessive male plants are replaced with female plants, or vegetative propagation from mature plants of known sex is done. With vegetative propagation, the cuttings will bear fruit 1 to 2 years earlier than seed propagated trees and the genetics and sex are known from the mother plant. Sea buckthorn can be propagated using either hardwood or softwood cuttings, root cuttings, layering and suckers. Cross-pollination is by wind action only. The ratio and distance of male to female plants is important, as the number of female trees in each planting directly affects the total yield. Recommendations for male and female ratio vary from 6 to 12%, while the distance within which the female plant can be pollinated is about 100m. It has been shown that as the distance from the female plant to the male plant (polliniser) increases (64m), the yield of the female plant decreases. The fruits ripen in the fall and frequently cling on the shrub until the following March/April. Good plants will produce up to 7 kilograms (15 lb) annually. Contraindications & Toxicity: Do not use if pregnant or nursing. Sea buckthorn may interfere with certain medicines that treat gastrointestinal conditions, heart rhythm problems, cancer, or autoimmune diseases.   Constituents: FRUIT: Monounsaturated fatty acid, Palmitoleic acid, Palmitic acid, α-Tocopherol, Tocotrienols, Carotenoids (beta-carotene, zeaxanthin, lycopene), Beta-sitosterol SEEDS: Linoleic acid, α-linolenic acid, gamma-tocopherol, Carotenoids     Sources: https://spiritartsandherbs.com/sources **IMPORTANT INFORMATON: Products are sold as curio items for entertainment purposes only and based upon historical and magical uses.  We do not imply or guarantee that any items provide specific abilities, powers, outcomes, remedies, or treatments. Any information provided on listings or through private conversation is intended for educational purposes only and are based on historical folklore and traditions, and should not replace the advice of a physician. Use our products at your own risk. 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