| |
| |
|
|
FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS
Sea Buckthorn oil
1. What is Sea Buckthorn
oil? Where does it come from?
2. How long has Sea Buckthorn oil
been used as a healing remedy? What are its principal medicinal
uses?
3. How effective is Sea Buckthorn
oil in alleviating the pain associated with mouth ulcers (canker
sores) and in accelerating their healing?
4. Have the therapeutic effects of
Sea Buckthorn oil on canker sores been tested and confirmed
clinically?
5. What is palmitoleic acid (also
called omega-7)?
6. What else is Sea Buckthorn oil
used for?
7. How is your Sea Buckthorn oil different
from other available brands?
1. What is Sea Buckthorn
oil? Where does it come from?
Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae Rhamnoides)
is a deciduous tree or shrub naturally occurring over very
large territories in Europe and Asia. Its natural distribution
area includes China, Mongolia, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia,
Great Britain, France, Denmark, Netherlands, Germany, Poland,
Finland, Sweden, and Norway. The cultivated, super-high-vitamin
varieties of Sea Buckthorn, famous for the healing and health-promoting
properties of oil derived from their berries, have been developed
and are currently grown and harvested in the beautiful Altai
Mountains of Russian Siberia.
Sea Buckthorn is known in China, Russia and
Europe as one of natures most incredible medicinal plants.
Its small, bright orange berries have been cherished for centuries
for their truly incredible healing, nutritive and therapeutic
qualities. The richly colored oil produced from Sea Buckthorn
berries is so abundant in vitamins, antioxidants, and other
healing compounds that many believe that Sea Buckthorn must
have been created by some ancient plant-breeder. Sea Buckthorn
oil contains record quantities of carotenoids (provitamin
A), tocopherols (vitamin E), phylloquinone (vitamin K), as
well as other vitally important healing and health-promoting
vitamins, fatty acids, and micro-elements.
Back to top
2. How long has Sea
Buckthorn oil been used as a healing remedy? What are its
principal medicinal uses?
Sibu Yidian - the classic Tibetan medical
book written in the 8th century AD - devotes thirty chapters
to the medicinal and nutritional uses of Sea Buckthorn. In
India, Sea Buckthorn is an important part of traditional Ayurveda.
It is absolutely essential in the Chinese Pharmacopeia.
In Mongolia, it has long been seen as a source for indefatigable
life energy - which is why, it is said, Genghis Khan and his
armies drank the juice of the Sea Buckthorn berry to increase
stamina and speed up the healing of wounds.
Medicinal uses of Sea Buckthorn oil are well
documented in Asia and Europe. Clinical tests on its medicinal
uses were first performed in Russia during the 1950s. Sea
Buckthorn oil was formally listed in the Pharmacopoeia
in 1977, and clinically tested in Russia and China on numerous
occasions. The most important pharmacological functions attributed
to Sea Buckthorn oil are anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial,
analgesic, and regenerative. Based both on many centuries
of traditional use, and on modern scientific research and
clinical studies, Sea Buckthorn oil has been proven to be
an effective natural remedy for all health problems related
to damaged mucous membranes of the gastrointestinal tract,
including the following widespread conditions:
Mouth ulcers (also called aphthae, or
canker sores)
Sore throat and strep throat
Esophagitis (inflammation of the esophagus) and Barretts
esophagus
Acid reflux (GERD)
Recurrent, hard to treat peptic ulcers
Ulcerative colitis (inflammation and ulceration of colon
mucosa)
Crohns disease
Diverticulosis and diverticulitis
|
|
|
|
3.
How effective is Sea Buckthorn oil in alleviating the pain
associated with mouth ulcers (canker sores) and in accelerating
their healing?
A mouth ulcer or canker sore is a painful open
sore inside the mouth caused by a break in the mucous membrane.
The condition is also called aphthous stomatitis or aphthous
ulcer, especially if there are multiple or recurring sores.
For many centuries, Sea Buckthorn and its all-natural
healing oil have been successfully used to treat canker sores
and other mucous-membrane-related disorders. When used for
treating canker sores, it starts working on contact by providing
a potent analgesic (pain relieving) and anti-microbial effect.
In addition, it considerably speeds up the healing process
through its unique tissue-regenerating action.
Sea Buckthorn oil was used on a massive scale
for pain relief and treatment of radiation-induced mucositis
(mouth sores) in victims of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident.
It has also been used by Russian cosmonauts for protection
against radiation-related mucosal damage in space.
Back to top
4. Have the therapeutic effects
of Sea Buckthorn oil on canker sores been tested and confirmed
clinically?
The therapeutic effects of Sea Buckthorn oil
on canker sores may be summarized as 4 As Analgesic,
Antioxidant, Anti-inflammatory and Anti-bacterial. The pain-relieving,
healing and regenerative effects of Sea Buckthorn oil on canker
sores and other forms of mouth ulcers have been proven in
a number of clinical studies.
In one of the best-known clinical studies of
the efficacy of Sea Buckthorn oil in treating canker sores,
the oil was used topically 3-4 times a day on 60 children
suffering from ulcerative stomatitis. Considerable pain relief
was recorded on the very first day of Sea Buckthorn oil application.
All the sixty cases significantly improved after two days
of treatment. Fifty five cases were completely cured after
3 to 5 days of treatment, and two severe cases were cured
after 8 days of treatment.
The analgesic and healing effects of Sea
Buckthorn oil on ulcerative diseases of mucous membranes were
also confirmed by additional studies. Topical application
of the oil was effective in treating patients with stomatitis.
Oral administration of Sea Buckthorn oil improved ulcers caused
by irradiation therapy (carotenoids and vitamin E in the oils
were suggested to be responsible for the pronounced tissue-regenerative
effects observed). In yet another clinical study, treatment
with Sea Buckthorn oil for four weeks relieved the symptoms
of dry mouth (xerostomia) and improved the general condition
of the mouth mucosa.
Back to top |
|
|
5.
What is palmitoleic acid (also called omega-7)?
Sea Buckthorn oil contains from 35 to 40 percent
of a 16-carbon monounsaturated fatty acid called palmitoleic
acid, also known as omega-7. The only other known plant source
of this rare omega-7 fatty acid is macadamia nut oil, but
Sea Buckthorn oil contains almost twice as much (and many
times as much as any other source of palmitoleic acid, whether
plant or animal). Palmitoleic acid is believed to have a potent
antiviral, antibacterial, and healing effect in humans. It
is also similar to lipids naturally occurring in skin sebum,
and is believed to provide important healing and anti-aging
benefits for problem skin. Sea Buckthorn oil has been successfully
used to treat such widespread skin problems as rosacea, eczema,
and acne.
Back to top
6. What else is Sea Buckthorn
oil used for?
There are presently over 200 therapeutic and
nutritional products made from Sea Buckthorn worldwide. In
addition to being used as a pharmaceutical for healing burns
and wounds, as well as ulcerative and inflammatory disorders
such as canker sores, esophagitis, acid reflux, and colitis,
it has also become a very popular daily supplement believed
to provide the following additional health benefits:
protects cell membranes from the harmful effects
of chemical contaminants
inhibits formation of atherosclerotic plaque and reduces
cholesterol
normalizes blood pressure and prevents arrhythmias
acts as a powerful immune system booster
improves the condition of hair and skin
optimizes the activity of the pancreas
reduces inflammation and promotes tissue regeneration
Back to top
7. How is your Sea Buckthorn oil different
from other available brands?
Our richly colored, extra thick and ultra-fresh
Sea Buckthorn oil comes from super-high-vitamin Russian varieties
of Sea Buckthorn organically grown in our own orchard high
in the Altai Mountains of Russian Siberia. In the former USSR,
these special varieties of Sea Buckthorn were a closely guarded
secret, because they were developed as part of a special nutrition
program for Soviet cosmonauts. Our Sea Buckthorn oil is the
first internationally available oil made from these special
Sea Buckthorn varieties characterized by the highest vitamin
and mineral content.
Most other brands of Sea Buckthorn oil currently
available in North America are made of berries harvested from
wild-growing Sea Buckthorn plants of unknown origin and inconsistent
nutritional value. Because of very low yields of wild-growing
Sea Buckthorn plants, they are often overexploited and damaged
during harvesting, causing serious and sometimes irreversible
environmental harm to fragile mountain ecosystems.
On the contrary, our Sea Buckthorn oil is made
from select, highest-grade Sea Buckthorn berries grown in
full conformity with USDA organic requirements in a specially
designed, eco-friendly Sea Buckthorn orchard. Our Sea Buckthorn
berries are picked at the peak of their biological activity
and cold-processed mechanically using our proprietary technology
without any chemical solvents, refined carrier oils, or carbon
dioxide: nothing added, nothing taken away. The resulting
oil is truly unmatched in its purity, potency, and overall
quality.
Last, but not least, because we have a fully
integrated growing and production operation allowing us to
keep our costs under control, we are able to offer this exceptional
oil to you at an absolutely unbeatable price. You will not
find a better Sea Buckthorn oil anywhere in the world for
any price we guarantee it!
Because we are absolutely positive that
you will love our all-natural Sea Buckthorn oil, it is fully
covered by our 100% Money-Back Guarantee. If you are not satisfied
with it for any reason we will give you a full refund, no
questions asked. None of our competitors offer this kind of
guarantee for their Sea Buckthorn oils.
Back to top
For a printer-friendly
version of this page, please press here
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
© Copyright 2004-2008 Siberian Tiger Naturals, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Note: Extra virgin pine nut oil, Sea Buckthorn oil and Gold of pleasure
(wild flax) oil are foods. However, under certain circumstances they may
be considered dietary supplements under US Law. With regard to those situations,
the law requires us to make the following disclosure: "The information,
products and statements (herein Contents) contained in this web site have
not been evaluated by the US Food and Drug Administration. The Contents
are not intended to diagnose, treat, prevent or cure any disease. The
Contents are for informational purposes only and no claim is made to the
accuracy or fitness for a particular purpose. The Contents should not
to be construed as a substitute for treatment or professional medical
advice. Your continued use of the Contents, constitutes your agreement
to be bound by these Terms of Use. Any actions arising out of or in connection
with the Contents are at your sole liability." |
