From Desert Greening to Human Health: A Systematic Review of the Extraction, Unique Structure, and Bioactivity of Sea Buckthorn Proanthocyanidins

Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) is an ecologically significant shrub that has been effectively employed to combat desertification. Recently, its economic potential has gar- nered substantial scientific interest. Sea buckthorn proanthocyanidins (SBPs), which are key antioxidant bioactive compounds found in sea buckthorn, exhibit remarkable free radical scavenging capacity and multi-target biological activities, including anti-inflammatory, anti- cancer, vision protection, and...