Group to promote plant with roots in Eurasia
- March 22, 2012 |
- Walt Williams
A nonprofit organization has formed to promote products made from the seabuckthorn, a shrub from Europe and Asia that proponents claim contains numerous health benefits. The U.S. Seabuckthorn Association was announced March 9 at the Natural Products Expo West, a trade show for organic and natural products held this year in Anaheim, Calif. Founder Bruce McMullin, CEO of the seabuckthorn products company Sibu Beauty, said in a statement the organization will serve as the vanguard for introducing the miracle berry to the United States. Seabuckthorn (also spelled sea buckthorn) is a shrub whose berries and seeds are used to produce a variety of products, from juices to… Read More