Although in modern times the Seabuckthorn is used in recent years, in antiquity its use was widespread.
Relevant references exist by Theophrastus, a student of Aristotle, but mainly Dioskourides, the father of Pharmacology.
The name derives from the troops of Alexander the Great, who noticed that the sick and injured horses that ate leaves and fruit of the plant were recovering faster, acquired more power, while the hair grew stronger and became more radiant. The Latin name of the genus Hippophae comes from the words horse <Hippos(a) – (horse) + -faes. the -fais<faos (light, shine), so it means bright, shiny horse.+
In modern days Seabuckthorn fruit was cultivated in Russia in the Altai region of Siberia where in 1962 MA LISAVENKO was founded which is the largest bank of genetic material of Hippophae in the world, developing over 100 varieties of Seabuckthorn berries and 50,000 genotypes. Other countries cultivating Hippophae are China, Germany, Finland, Romania, Canada, etc.
Today, the total cultivated areas of berries worldwide exceed 3,000,000 hectares.