Meet the sea buckthorn: Mongolia’s Super-plant | Ubpost News: "A legend tells how the ancient Greeks used sea buckthorn leaf in a diet for race horses, hence its botanical name “hippophae” – shiny horse. According to another legend, sea buckthorn leaves were the preferred food of Pegasus – the flying horse and were allegedly helpful in getting him airborne! The medicinal value was recorded as early as the 8th century in the Tibetan medical classic Rgyud Bzi. And to think, all I cared about is that it tasted good!
When I came to Mongolia, I expected to experience traditional beverages such as milk tea, airag, vodka and boiled aarts. Sea buckthorn was not on this list. Even though this plant is found in Russia, Canada and northern parts of China it has a traditional Mongolian character. The plant adapts itself to different climates and there are approximately thirty different forms of sea buckthorn, although there are characteristics that apply to all sea buckthorns regardless of geographical variation. Many of these characteristics present some obstacles to commerical harvest. As is typical in commercialization of crops, science is seeking to modifiy these characteristics to improve profitability."
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When I came to Mongolia, I expected to experience traditional beverages such as milk tea, airag, vodka and boiled aarts. Sea buckthorn was not on this list. Even though this plant is found in Russia, Canada and northern parts of China it has a traditional Mongolian character. The plant adapts itself to different climates and there are approximately thirty different forms of sea buckthorn, although there are characteristics that apply to all sea buckthorns regardless of geographical variation. Many of these characteristics present some obstacles to commerical harvest. As is typical in commercialization of crops, science is seeking to modifiy these characteristics to improve profitability."
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