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).