Tincture of wild sea buckthorn berries is used for stomach ailments, colds and skin diseases. You do not know how to prepare a sea buckthorn tincture? Here is a proven recipe!

Sea buckthorn belongs to the olive family. It is cold and drought resistant. It is common in our country, but you have to remember that the sea buckthorn is on the list of wild plant species underpartial protection .

This plant grows wild in Poland only along the B altic coast and in the Pieniny Mountains, which means that sea buckthorn berries cannot be harvested in these places. They can legally be obtained only from cultivated shrubs.

Nutritional values ​​of sea buckthorn

Intense orange fruits have a sour-tart taste. They contain a lot of flavonoids and vitamins. Interestingly, sea buckthorn does not have enzymes that break down vitamin C and it is not degraded.

Sea buckthorn preserves

Fruits have an abundance of pectins, so they are suitable forjams, preserves and jellies . They should be collected after the first frost and processed as quickly as possible, because they ferment quickly in heat.

Ingredients for sea buckthorn tincture

  • 1 kg of sea buckthorn berries
  • 1 kg of sugar
  • 1.5 liters of alcohol 70%

Recipe for sea buckthorn tincture

  • Wash the fruit, drain it well and put it into a jar, add sugar and alcohol.
  • Make a tight turn and put in a warm, dark place for6-8 weeks , shake the jar every few days.
  • Drain, pour into bottles, leave in a cold place for about half a year.

The article was published in the monthly "Zdrowie"

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Alternative medicine