Contains 42 papers by experts from all over the world. Efforts have been made to cover all the aspects of this plant with latest information on the subject.
PART I: BIOCHEMISTRY
1 Free Radicals, Diseases, Anti-oxidants and Anti-oxidant properties of Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) Virendra Singh 3
2 Lipophilic components of Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) Seeds and Berries Baoru Yang and Heikki Kallio 70
3 Biochemical Characteristics of Seabuckthorn (Hippophae L) Lu Rongsen 98
4 Biochemical variations in Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) MA Korovina and VA Fefelov 108
5 Biochemical Characteristics of Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) Growing in Azerbaijan Eldar N Novruzov 133
6 Bioactive substances of Mongolian Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) Ya. Jamyansan and D Badgaa 145
7 Morpho-Biochemical Characteristics of Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) Growing in Cold Arid Ladakh Himalayas Sanjai K. Dwivedi, Ranjit Singh and Z. Ahmed 151
8 Flavonoids of Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.): Chemistry and Pharmacology ON Tolkachev and OP Sheichenko 159
9 Flavonoids and Other Biologically Active Substances of Seabuckthorn Leaves D.Ts, Tsybikova, DB. Rasputina and NF Komissarenko 168
10 Carotenoids and Sterines of Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) Eldar N. Novruzov 177
11 Tannins of Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.): Chemical Properties and Biological Action OP Sheichenko and ON Tolkachev 197
12 Lipids of Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) Fruits NP Bekker, AI Glushenkova, Ja, V Rashkes, TG, Zhmyrko and Kh. M. Shakhidoyatov 214
13 Lipids of Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) Leaves NP Bekker and AI Glushenkova 228
14 Epicuticular and Intracellular Lipids of Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) Leaves NP Gonchova and AI Glushenkova 239
15 Polysaccharides and Dietary Fibre in Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) Berries G Dongowski 251
16 Amino Acids and other Nutrients of Siberian Seabuckthorn Fruit LP Solonenko and GF Privalov 263
17 Mineral Composition of Seabuckthorn (Hippophae L.) RK Gupta and Virendra Singh 272
18 Biochemical Changes During Ripening of Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) Fruits M Antonelli, A Raffo and F Paoletti 285
19 Seasonal Dynamics of Polyprenols and Dolichols in Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) Leaves TP Kukina and VA Raldugin 313
20 Dynamics of Vitamin E in Processed Seabuckthorn Fruit Oil Jiang Zirong 316
21 Vitamin C in Seabuckthorn Fruit During Harvesting and Cold Storage M Jalakas, K Karp, M Noormets and M Starast 320
22 Vitamin C Content of Seabuckthorn Fruits and Raw Juice During Different Storage and Processing Conditions Li Chengyi and Lu Zhihao 326
23 Stability of hydrophilic and lipophilic antioxidants of seabuckthorn under different conditions Michael Netzel, Silke Allmann, Gabriele Strass, Katja Kranl, Robert Aman, Andreas Schieber, Reinhold Carle, Irmgard Bitsch, Ronald Bitsch 331
24 Quality parameters of seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) Oil Jorg-Yhomas Morsel, Karl Heilscher and Claudia Morsel 337
25 Molecular composition of carotenoid-Lipo-protein structures of seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) Berries Carmen Socaciu and Adela Pintea 342
PART II: PHARMACOLOGY
26 Physiological effects of seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) fruit pulp and seed oils Baoru Yang and Heikki-Kallio 363
27 Anti-oxidants and anti-oxidative activity of seabuckthorn (Hippophae L.) Xiangqun Gao 390
28 Bioactivity and bioactive compounds of seabuckthorn fruit juice Silke Allmann, Gabriele Strass, Katja Kranl, Thomas Frank, Irmgard Bitsch, Ronald Bitsch and Michael Netzel 402
29 Seabuckthorn in curtailing oxidative, cold and hypoxic stresses S Geetha, M Sai Ram, S K Grover, H M Divekar, Virendra Singh, G Ilavazhagan and R C Sawhney 413
30 Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) in a radio-protector H C Goel and M Bala 419
31 Biological properties of seabuckthorn super oxide dismutase drug formulation Y H Jin and D L Tao 456
32 Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) in cutaneous wound healing of animals A C Varshney and S P Tyagi 461
33 Effect of a seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) seed oil preparation on the chronic cervicitis A R Wu, Y C Su, J F Li, Q L Liu, J X. Lu, X Z. Wei, C M Qian, Y X Lai and G N Wang 469
34 Anti-viral, anti-microbial and toxicological studies on seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) L D Shipulina, O N Tolkachew, L V Krepkova, V V Bortnikova and A A Shkarenkov 471
35 Adaptogenic and gastroprotective properties of seabuckthorn (Hippophae ehamnoides L.) Fruit preparations S M Nikolayev, D Tsybikova, O D Tsyrenzhapova, N N Fedotovskikh and E L Matkanov 484
36 Effect of a seabuckthorn preparation on the blood circulation in rats Zhou Yuansheng, Tu Jie, Cui Huiling, Ren Yongzhen, Yuan Bingxiang, Xu Shuju and Shun Xiaodong 493
37 Effect of a seabockthorn preparation on the coronary blood circulation and myocardial oxygen consumption Zhou Yuansheng, Tu Jie, Cui Huiling, Ren Yongzhen, Yuan Bingxiang, Shun Xiaodong, Ding Baoxin and Hu Hao 498
PART III. MISCELLANEOUS
38 Seabockthorn (Hippophae L.) in traditional medicines Virendra Singh 505
39 A green technology for the integrated processing of fresh seabockthorn berries V V Venugopalan, A Ranjith, K Sarinkumar and C Arumughan 522
40 Processing methodologies of seabockthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) food products Andry F Lebeda 533
41 Research and development of seabockthorn (Hippophae L.) in India Virendra Singh 542
42 Development and commercialization of Seabockthorn: A German experience Virendra Singh and Jorg-Thomas Morsel 576