Hippophae

Synonyms

Buckthorn, Sea

Buckthorns, Sea

Fructus Hippophae

Hippophae rhamnoides

Sea Buckthorn

Sea Buckthorns

A plant genus of the family ELAEAGNACEAE. Linoleic (18:2n-6) and alpha-linolenic acids (18:3n-3) comprised about 70% of seed oil fatty acids. This is unrelated to 'artificial sea buckthorn oil'. This genus does not belong to the buckthorn family (RHAMNACEAE).