The Physicochemical Composition of Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L) Oil and Its Treatment Characteristics

Abstract

Sea buckthorn ( Hippophae rhamnoides L.) oil is a unique oil source, emphasizing its potential as a dietary and medicinal supplement. Many studies have shown that the whole berry oil of sea buckthorn is rich in saturated and unsaturated fatty acids and fat-soluble vitamins. The oil also had been used in digestive ulcers and cardiovascular disease. The present study has determined the whole berry oil of sea buckthorn physicochemical parameters, such as refractive index, acid value, iodine value and peroxide value, and fatty acid composition. The dominating fatty acids in whole berry oil were oleic, linoleic, and linolenic. Also, the therapeutic properties of whole berry oil and its acute and chronic toxicity were determined. In addition, we carried out the pharmacological effect of the whole berry oil of sea buckthorn on indomethacin-induced gastric ulcers in rats. It has been shown that sea buckthorn oil positively affects the regeneration of stomach tissues in experimental rats in case of stomach ulcers. However, the bacterial mass in the mucous membranes of the stomach in some rats was increased.