The miracle berry that fueled Alexander & his Macedonian Army’s conquests

Scientists say that a superfood berry was widely consumed by Alexander the Great and his Macedonian army as they set out to conquer the known world in the 4th century BC. The orange fruit, hippophaes, otherwise known as the sea buckthorns, was a regular item in the army’s staple. Scientists say that hippophaes contains 192 vitamins which are all absorbable...