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| Common Names |
| Oats , Groats. Oatmeal. Oatstraw |
| Botanical Name |
| Avena sativa L. |
| Family |
| GRAMINACEAE Grass Family |
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| Parts Used: Leaves and stems of the preflowering plant |
| Constituents:Saponins, alkaloids (trigonelline and avenine), a sterol, flavonoids, starch, protein (gluten), fats, minerals (including silica, iron, calcium, copper, magnesium, zinc), vitamin B |
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Oats have always had a reputation as a wholesome, healthy food. The grain is a rich source of complex sugars used by the body for fuel, some of which are also used medically for their immune system stimulation. The dose of B vitamins from this herb helps fight stress too. The humble oat epitomizes the concept of food as your best medicine.
It is said that horses that eat wild oats are more likely to mate. Old sayings like "feeling his oats" or "sowing wild oats", often contain clues to older beliefs and customs that still hold true today. In the 1800s doctors advocated oat straw, (made from young oat stalks and unripe grain), as a nerve tonic.
Eat oats as often as you can, however, be aware that the prepackaged, instant oatmeal mixes sold today have been stripped of the nutrient value and are filled with refined sugars. For oatstraw tea, it is best to ensure that it is organically grown. In selecting the dried herb for tea, choose seeds that are green to green -yellow, seeds are stronger medicinally than the stems |
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Prep Methods :Green oatstraw teas, oatstraw glycerine tincture, and oatmeal poultices and baths. Often used as an additive in skin care products.
 Remedies using Oats
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 To treat stress, drink oatstaw or chamomile teas at least once a day | | Many herbalists recommend wild oats, often in combination with ginseng and yohimbe, in tea blends. Steep 1 tablespoon of dried tops per cup of hot water and drink 2 cups per day. |
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| Stop smoking, craving | | Green oats are thought to have a sedative effect, fighting anxiety and panic attacks and are also useful when trying to stop smoking by reducing the craving to smoke. 970
| | Eczema ,psoriasis,dry skin care, sunburn | | Using a poultice or infusion of oats (oatmeal) is one of the most soothing and effective skin treatments for a range of conditions from dry skin, and sunburns, to eczema and psoriasis. 986
. . (0000-00-00), | | Lowering cholesterol | | Phytochemicals called beta-glucans are responsible for oats well advertised help in lowering cholesterol, (barley is better) 480
(Duke, James A, Ph.D. ) | | Libido booster | | Oats long traditional use as a libido booster is supported by the presence of steroidal saponins, which some researchers believe influence hormone balances, and beta sitosterol, a plant based sterol that chemically resembles testosterone, progesterones, and estrogen and is believed to modulate hormonal levels. 496
( ) | | Depression, exhaustion | | The whole plant,( oats) in medicinal doses provides a range of therapeutic and nutritional substances that feed a debilitated nervous system, making this a valuable remedy for exhaustion, convalescence, and depression.
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(Mabry, Richard p61) | | Nervous system tonic | | Oats are a healthy food for animals- contains considerable amounts of protein, vitamins, and minerals. Cooled oatstraw teas can be poured directly on dog or cat food as a nervous system tonic for aging or debilitated animals. 1020
| | Stress reduction | | Soothing and nourishing, oats are good for anyone whose nervous system feels frayed or stressed. 586
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 Oats were introduced to North America from Europe and now often grows wild. If you have ever made the mistake of using unseasoned straw for garden mulch, you can attest to that.
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