Plant Extract

What is Seabuckthorn Fruit extract?

1. Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides Linn) is a common plant for both medicine and food. The roots, stems, leaves, flowers and fruits of seabuckthorn, especially the fruits of seabuckthorn, are rich in nutrients and bioactive substances, and can be used in cosmetics, food, medicine and other industries.
The seabuckthorn berry is a seasonal fruit with a long growth cycle. It is usually picked in December and January every year. The seabuckthorn fruits picked at this time are easy to preserve, transport, and are not easy to break. At this time of year, seabuckthorn fruits from each base are collected in cold storage, stored for a year, and squeezed now.
2. Nutritional composition of seabuckthorn
The fruit of seabuckthorn is rich in nutrients. It has been determined that the fruit contains a variety of active substances such as vitamins, fatty acids, trace elements, linoleoids, seabuckthorn flavonoids, and superoxides, as well as various amino acids needed by the human body. The vitamin C content is extremely high. In every 100 grams of juice, the vitamin C content can reach 825- 1,100 mg, which is 2-3 times that of kiwifruit. It is known as the king of vitamin C. Contains 7.5%-10% sugar and 3%-5% acid.
The leaves of seabuckthorn contain 15.75% crude protein, 9.48% crude fat, 14.04% crude fiber, and 54.84% nitrogen-free extract. Health tea can be made from seabuckthorn leaves.
Hippophae rhamnoides flavonoids are the general term for flavonoids in Hippophae rhamnoides fruits and leaves. The main components are quercetin, isorhamnetin, kaempferol, etc. and their glycosides!
3. Extraction process of seabuckthorn flavonoids
Fresh sea buckthorn fruit/leaves---ground pulp/dried leaf powder---petroleum ether degreasing treatment---ethanol reflux extraction---centrifugal supernatant---filtration and concentration---resin adsorption---solvent elution---extracted flavonoids---spray dried into a powder material.
4. Application of seabuckthorn flavonoids
Hippophae rhamnoides flavone extract has multiple physiological activities and application values, and is widely used in the following product types and finished products:
Food Field
Health food: When added to health food as a functional ingredient, it has various effects such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, cardiovascular protection, and blood sugar regulation.
Functional beverages: Used to make beverages with health functions, such as seabuckthorn juice, seabuckthorn tea, etc., which can improve the nutritional value and health effects of the beverage.
Medicine Field
Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular drugs: Hippophae rhamnoides flavonoids can lower blood lipids, cholesterol, and triglycerides, inhibit platelet aggregation, and prevent and treat cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
Anti-inflammatory drugs: They have anti-inflammatory effects and can be used to treat inflammatory diseases.
Liver protective drugs: They have a protective effect on the liver and can be used to assist in the treatment of liver diseases such as hepatitis.
Anti-cancer drugs: They have anti-cancer and antibacterial effects and can be used to assist anti-cancer treatment.
Personal care products
Skin care products: Due to their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, they are often added to skin care products to help fight aging and repair skin.
Toiletries: Used in shampoo, body wash and other products, it has the effect of nourishing and protecting the skin.
Ather areas
Feed additives: Adding seabuckthorn flavonoids to feed can improve animal immunity and disease resistance.
Functional textiles: Used to develop textiles with antibacterial, ultraviolet protection and other functions.