Sea Buckthorn Bud - Hippophae rhamnoides

Historically, sea buckthorn has been used to combat stress, allergies, and infections due to its high concentration of antioxidants. Sea buckthorn is native to northern Canada and thrives in siliceous soils to give them strength and flexibility. Interestingly, sea buckthorn can invade any ecosystem lacking rich soil, improving soil quality and promoting the growth of other plants. Like hawthorn, it has thorny branches and berries that birds readily eat. Its berries are rich in vitamins A, C, and E, phytosterols, anthocyanins, potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and phosphorus.

Historically, sea buckthorn has been used to combat stress, allergies, and infections due to its high concentration of antioxidants. On a spiritual and mental-emotional level, sea buckthorn bud supports the inner self, which extends to the physical, particularly in cases of malnutrition. Phytoembryonic plant medicine, similar to Western botanical medicine, relies on extracting a variety of phytochemicals, nutrients, and energetic elements from plants to exert therapeutic effects. The plant bud, composed primarily of meristem cells, is the most concentrated and vital part of the plant, as it houses all the information related to the plant's development. Meristem cells are undifferentiated embryological tissues capable of specializing according to living conditions. Thus, meristem cells are the factory, the engine, and the blueprints of an immature plant, providing functional instructions to the embryonic tissue and guiding its growth to thrive in a specific environment.