Originally published by Jeff Davis, The StarPhoenix on 12/30/13 What grows on trees, is guarded by menacing one-and-a-quarter inch thorns, contains 190 nutrients and is grown right here in Saskatchewan? The sea buckthorn berry. Despite its unwieldy name, the sea buckthorn is making huge waves in the world specialty food market. It is especially popular … Read more
Originally published by Becky Lerne 12/28/2013 The first time I bit into a juicy Sea-Buckthorn berry, the sweet and tart taste reminded me of two rather disparate things: SweeTarts candies and pineapple. Also known as Seaberry, Sandthorn, or Sallowthorn, this gorgeous ornamental in the Oleaster Family grows as a shrub in partial shade or full sun. … Read more
Originally Published 12/6/13 by Rudra Pangeni JOMSOM, Dec 6 : Sea-buckthorn berries – locally known as Tora fruits – were not of much use for local women of Jharkot in Mustang district until 2008. Though they used to collect berries to produce massage oil, they were not aware of the benefits that the wild fruit could … Read more
Originally released 11/25/13 By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Biotech Business Week — Investigators discuss new findings in Life Science Research. According to news originating from New Delhi, India, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “Seabuckthorn (Hippophaerhamnoides L.) is known for its medicinal, nutritional and environmental importance since ancient times. However, very limited efforts have been made to characterize the … Read more
Originally published by Nupur Jha on 11/14/13. Prairie fruits like buffaloberry, sea buckthorn and chokecherry are found to be superfruits as they are extremely rich sources of nutrients and have a high potential food value. Researchers from the University of Saskatchewan unveiled the facts about these prairie fruits, which are also useful in the medical … Read more
Originally published 11/12/13 by Liliana Usvat Sea Buckthorn plants are incredibly important natural resources in the mountainous regions of China and Russia, and the Canadian prairies. The plant will grow naturally in both sandy, and clay soils. In fact the plant will thrive in nearly any soil type, but it is extremely intolerant of shady … Read more
Originally Published 11/7/13 by Valerie Brun One single berry contains 15 times more vitamin C than an orange. ALSO called sandthorn, sallowthorn or seaberry, and tyrni in Finnish, the sea-buckthorn berry is one of nature’s most powerful plants. It offers one of the widest ranges of nutrients from a single source found on earth, including antioxidants, vitamins, … Read more
Researchers working at the University of Saskatchewan have discovered new potential in prairie fruits, in particular, buffaloberry, chokecherry and sea buckthorn, according to a new study published today in the Canadian Journal of Plant Science. Findings showed that these fruits were nutrient-rich and that the potential food value is high. This is good news for fruit … Read more
Originally published on 8/27/2013 Academics from Musselburgh’s Queen Margaret University have used the berries from an invasive thorny plant to create a new Scottish superfruit drink. Scientists based at the Craighall Campus have worked with an artisan juice producer to develop a seasonal drink using berries from Sea Buckthorn, a bush which is often regarded as … Read more
Originally Published by Stephen DANIELLS 8/20/2013 Daily consumption of sea buckthorn berries, its extracts, or bilberries may boost the overall metabolic profiles of overweight women, says a new study from Finland. Using a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) metabolomics, researchers from the University of Turku, the University of Oulu, and Aromtech evaluated the effects of sea … Read more