Sea buckthorn oil: effectiveness of wound healing

Today, medicine is increasingly recognizing the effectiveness of using natural substances for the treatment of diseases or the healing of wounds and burns. Especially popular is sea buckthorn oil, which is used both as a basis for the manufacture of medicines, and in pure form.

Almost without exception, folk recipes are based on the use of natural materials. Most often it is all kinds of decoctions, tinctures and tinctures, oils made from herbs, berries and fruits. At the same time one of the most popular options for raw materials has always been sea buckthorn. Of course, several centuries ago, the skills of healers and healers were based on the experience gained from eating these foods. Today we know that the unique properties of sea buckthorn, like any other useful fruit, are based on its unusual biochemical composition.

Sea-buckthorn berries, as well as butter made from them, are very popular both in traditional medicine and in conventional pharmacology. The fact is that the unique composition of this tool allows you to use it as a universal internal or external medicine. In this case, sea buckthorn oil may have a prophylactic, supportive or full therapeutic effect.

The composition of sea buckthorn berries, therefore, the composition of oils made on their basis, includes the following biochemical substances.

• A sufficiently large amount of various tannins. It is known that these elements have a pronounced antioxidant effect, as well as contribute to the rapid reduction of inflammatory processes. When applied topically, this helps speed wound healing and reduce the risk of reinfection.
• Carotenoids. Carotene derivatives are often referred to as unique components needed to improve vision. However, carotenoids actually have a unique effect even when used locally. In particular, they form a kind of “barrier” that helps strengthen local immunity, improves blood circulation and metabolism in the affected area.

• Serotonin and some other derivatives of natural human hormones. It has long been known that hormones can have both general and local effects. Ointments and creams containing hormonal substances are often used in medicine, as they accelerate the processes of tissue regeneration and regeneration. Sea buckthorn oil has a high concentration of these components, which makes it a unique tool for the treatment of burns and wounds.
• Stearins. This is another unique substance that is not often found in berries or fruits. Sea buckthorn has a fairly high content of stearin. They form on the surface a thin protective film that reduces inflammation and pain, and also has a moderate bactericidal effect.
• Tocopherol - A substance that is a form of vitamin E. Tocopherol has a universal effect on soft tissues and mucous membranes. It accelerates the natural metabolic processes and the immune response, as well as activates the natural recovery of cells.
• Vitamin K. It helps to improve the functioning of the blood coagulation system. Due to its content, sea buckthorn oil is well suited for the treatment of external wounds, since coagulation of blood and the formation of blood clots are one of the first stages of natural healing.
• Vitamin C in the form of ascorbic acid. It has a bactericidal effect and prevents the risk of re-infection of the wound.Its content in sea buckthorn oil allows you to use this tool for the treatment of inflammatory processes on the skin or mucous membranes.

In addition, sea buckthorn berries contain a large number and variety of trace elements. All of them are indispensable for our body, because they are required for the normal functioning of cells and tissues.

Sea buckthorn oil is a tool that is proven by experience and people. Today, there are quite a lot of synthetic drugs, but more often they do not possess those amazing qualities that a tool prepared according to the simplest recipes at home has.

Sea buckthorn berries oil without any combination with other means has a lot of positive actions for local use.

• Antibacterial action. Most often, the problem of burns is not in tissue damage, but in secondary infection. Due to the high concentration of active substances and antioxidants, sea buckthorn oil can significantly reduce the risk of infection.
• Anti-inflammatory. The skin and damaged areas are quickly cleared from forming abscesses or irritation sites. The edges of wounds are less susceptible to mechanical damage and more quickly tightened.
• Antiedematous. Reduces swelling of surfaces after a burn and contributes to the rapid restoration of normal blood flow, thereby improving the processes of self-healing wounds.
• Regenerating. It activates the natural processes of formation of the basic elements of the skin tissue and mucous membranes, so that wounds heal much faster and easier.
• Wound healing effect even deep ulcers can be healed, since sea buckthorn contains quite a lot of trace elements and vitamins and creates a complex healing effect.
• Stimulating. Promotes the activation of local immunity, and also improves the nutrition of tissues and cells.
• Analgesic. Sea buckthorn quickly eliminates pain in the affected area.
• Restoring. Sea buckthorn oil can also be used at the stage of complete healing of a wound, because it helps to restore the skin’s previous appearance, returns elasticity and natural color to it. It receives a lot of positive feedback as a medical cosmetic, which helps to restore the affected skin to its natural structure and to avoid the appearance of deep scars.

Oil treatment based on sea buckthorn berries can also be harmful if used incorrectly. It is not recommended to apply this tool in the following cases:

• you have an allergic reaction to any of the components of the oil or medication based on sea buckthorn oil extract;
• there are acute diseases of the liver, kidneys, pancreas, which are accompanied by dysfunction of these organs;
• sea ​​buckthorn should not be applied externally or inside pregnant women in the first trimester;
• in case of local irritation after topical application of sea buckthorn oil, it must be thoroughly rinsed with warm water and no longer used, as this indicates an individual intolerance to the product;
• with some types of hypervitaminosis.

If the burn on the skin was caused by exposure to steam, you can smear the directly damaged area with oil. Typically, such lesions appear as dark spots without visible mechanical damage to the skin structure. Sea buckthorn oil can be slowly rubbed over the entire burn until the skin no longer absorbs the remedy.

Burns of grade 2 or higher are manifested by the presence of blisters and mechanical damage. Usually they appear when a part of the body is damaged with boiling water or open fire.In this case, the oil is applied as an application - a single-layer gauze cloth should be folded tightly, put a small layer of sea buckthorn oil on it and put it on the burn, securing it with a not too tight dressing.

Such procedures are suitable for both adults and children.

Products based on natural sea buckthorn oil can be used in the treatment of other diseases of the skin, which are accompanied by inflammation, swelling, the formation of pustules.

• Oil can be used to treat the skin in the presence of inflammation on the postoperative sutures to avoid excessively deep scarring, scar formation and re-infection of the wound.
• Also, rubbing or irrigating sea buckthorn is effective for bedsores; it can treat deep ulcers even in the case of acute inflammation or purulent formations at their bottom. The oil may be useful against various rashes, accompanied by swelling, redness and itching, for example, with prickly heat and erosions of the skin.
• This folk remedy is often recommended to treat any fresh wound, as it not only heals, but also has a protective and bactericidal effect. You can use sea buckthorn oil to prevent inflammation and suppuration after the removal of acne or boils, simply wetting the damaged areas with a cotton swab several times a day.

When using sea buckthorn oil also do not forget about the following tips and recommendations.

• The tool is very rich in vitamins, so it should not be used by pregnant women in the early stages.
• The substance is very dirty. After use, it is better to wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water.
• Sea buckthorn oil can be applied with a swab on the lips in case of cracks or ulcers like stomatitis. This simple medicine works very effectively at the border of the skin and mucous membrane.
• It is best to use natural sea buckthorn oil without any synthetic additives.
• Fresh burns or sores should not be rubbed with oil.

You will learn more about the properties of sea buckthorn oil in the following video.