Early as more than 2000 years ago, the medical use of seabuckthorn has been noticed. The average Tibetan medical classics? C the Four Books of Pharmacopoeia ( written by Yu Tuo Yuan Dan Gong Bu, in A. D. 773 - 783 ) says the function of reducing phlegm, excreting lung, dissolving damp, salutary yin and strengthening yang of the seabuckthorn. And the function of strengthening the spleen and increasing the belly, eliminating staguantand homeostasis of seabuckthorn were recorded and narrated about 60 places in the works. The Tang Dynasty ' s general Tibetan medicine works " Yue Wang Yao Zhen " had written " seabuckthorn cure illness of ' fei gen ' strengthen the essence of yang, increase appetite and subsidize chest. The popular Tibetan medicine pharmacopoeia " Jing Zhu Ben Cao " oral that seabuckthorn can cure cough and phlegm - dyspnea caused by lung, work for ruddy circulation to drain damask stasis.
In the 1950 ' s, Russia exploited seabuckthorn oil for the first time and of service it to spaceflight medicine. In 1977, seabuckthorn was listed in pharmacopoeia of People ' s Republic of China. In 1985, China set up the National Seabuckthorn Regulating Office that belongs to China Water and Soil Conservation Master Bundle. Afterwards, all related provinces and districts established the corresponding organizations to exploit seabuckthorn and with the experts from different sections including Planning Commission, Science and Technology Commission, Finance, Bank. Light Industry, Sanitation, Agriculture, Water Resources, Forestry and Commercial sections to work together for seabuckthorn ' s multipurpose use in systematic way.
At the Beijing International Workshop of Seabuckthorn in 1995, the international Center for Research and Training on Seabuckthorn ( ICRTS ) came into existence initialed by 12 countries namely Mongolia Japan, Canada, India, Nepal, Finland, Sweden, and South Africa, as well as world organizations including UN Development Programme, UN Industrial Development Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization of UN, International Hillside Development Center, World Bank International Center for Integrated Mountain. The organization holds international symposium once every two years. And this has increased the internationalization of seabuckthorn exploiting and the development of seabuckthorn ' s international market.
In view of economy and ecology, seabuckthorn is good for the remote and weak soil. Because seabuckthorn can provide human being with many distinctive products and seabuckthorn oil is with great medicinal use.
- - - - - Said by the representative of ICIMOD on International Seabuckthorn Symposium in 1999
We found that China had been keeping planting seabuckthorn in the margin of desert to prevent desertilization and taking it as an important measure for many years. Practice proved that seabuckthorn has clear effect on protecting the soil of these districts and improving the productive force of the inferior ecological system. Planting seabuckthorn is determined to do benefit to agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and keep them have a prospect of continuous development.??
- - - - - - - - Said by Ajmal M. Qureshi ( the UNFAD representatives from China, Korea, Mongolia ) on international symposium
Research shows that seabuckthorn has treasure all over the body. It not only can stop soil erosion, protect ecological environment, but also is suitable for animal husbandry. Seabuckthorn pulp contains many nutritive substances and is worth of exploiting. Seabuckthorn has good effect on water conservation and growth of economy. It has a good prospect in medicine, healthcare and for edible use.??
- - - - - - - - Said by Mr. Zhudengquan ( vice minister of Ministry of Water Resources. PRC ) in international symposium on 1999
China International Center for Economic and Technical Exchanges will give priority to the seabuckthorn project in regional cooperation ( such as in northeast Asia, Himalayas ) to support inter - member state ' s projects.
- - - - - Said by Liangdan ( director of China International Center for Economic and Technical Exchanges, Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation ) on international seabuckthorn symposium in 1999
