Seabuckthorn लेह बेरी

🌱 About the plant

A cold-desert shrub of Ladakh, nitrogen-fixing and vitamin-dense.

Growing it

Thorny and suckering; superb for eroding cold-desert slopes.

What it is for

Leh berry juice; slope stabilisation at altitude.

🪴 How to grow

Sunlight

Full sun

Water

Sparingly

Season

Mar–Apr

Grows in

Garden / ground

Mature size

2–4 m

First harvest

Fruit year four

Thorny and suckering; superb for eroding cold-desert slopes.

🌾 Traditional uses

Traditionally used — recorded as tradition, not as established effect. The two registers below are kept separate on purpose.

Traditional knowledge

Leh berry juice; slope stabilisation at altitude.

Scientific evidence

This record has not yet assessed the research on these uses. Absence of an assessment here is not evidence either way.

Important: Traditional plant use does not replace professional medical advice. Do not treat a condition on the strength of this page — speak to a doctor.

🐝 Ecological value

🗺️ Where it grows in India