Article: Seabuckthorn Oil Poised to Grow In the US Nutraceuticals Market.

ALTHOUGH USED mostly in Asia, seabuckthorn oil is set to become popular in the US as a nutritional supplement for people with gastrointestinal disorders.

The seabuckthorn plant is a shrub native to temperate zones in Europe and Asia. For more than 2,000 years, the plant has been used in Tibet and Mongolia to treat diseases of the digestive system including gastritis, esophagitis, gastric ulcers, proctitis and chronic colitis.

During the past 20 years, researchers in Asia, Europe and Canada have domesticated seabuckthorn for nutritional and medical uses. Researchers are now developing pharmaceutical products from oils in the plant's seeds, fruit, leaves ...

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