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| Seabuckthorn |
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shrub or arbor with thorns. It has a strong adaptability to living
environment and hence is called as “the Guard of Green Lands”.
Its fruit is known to have 13 therapy effects, such as reducing cholesterol
and cough relief and phlegm dispel etc. The powder of its fruit can
be made into tablets and used to prevent and cure lead or benzene
poisoning. Wild seabuckthorns have a very wide coverage in Jiuzhaigou.
Its fruit is a kind of food for local people. Its thorns are so hard
that they are used as bars around residences. Its branches are burned
into char as the fuel to produce gold or silver crafts or metal daily
instruments. |
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