Right Yu Sea Buckthorn

Right Yu Sea Buckthorn

　　Right Yu Sea Buckthorn is a specialty of Youyu County, Shuozhou, Shanxi Province.

　　Youyu County, known as the "Oasis on the Frontier," is a national-level ecological demonstration county in Shanxi Province that produces an abundance of sea buckthorn. Also called vinegar willow or sour thorn, sea buckthorn is a plant that serves both medicinal and dietary purposes. It has pharmacological effects such as promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, nourishing the stomach, strengthening the spleen, benefiting the lungs, and resisting inflammation while promoting tissue regeneration. It is recorded in famous medical texts such as the Tang Dynasty's "Moon King Pharmacopoeia," the "Four Medical Tantras" from the late 8th century, and the Qing Dynasty's "Crystal Bead Materia Medica." In 1977, the Ministry of Health designated sea buckthorn as a "dual-use (food and medicine)" resource and included it in the "Chinese Pharmacopoeia."

　　 Modern scientific research has confirmed that sea buckthorn fruits are rich in over 190 types of bioactive substances, including various vitamins, trace elements, amino acids, flavonoids, hydroxyl compounds, coumarins, serotonin, SOD enzymes, and more. These are essential nutrients for maintaining human metabolism and life activities. Sea buckthorn plays an important role in enhancing intelligence, boosting immunity, anti-aging, and prolonging life. It also helps strengthen heart function, prevent scurvy, and inhibit the formation of the carcinogen dimethyl nitrosamine, earning it the title of "miraculous fruit."