Oats - Avena Sativa

Avena Sativa

Wild Oats, Oat Groats

Family: Graminaceae
 
Part used: oat straw, seeds (fresh, green, unripe, flowering) (Thomas Bartram)
 
Constituents: seeds, 50% starch, alkaloids - trigonelline and avenine, saponins, flavones, sterols, Vitamin B, protein, Vitamin E, magnesium, silica, calcium (Nutritive)
 
Systems affected: stomach, spleen, lungs, nervous system
 
Used for: debility, depression, nervous exhaustion
 
Actions: : relaxing nervine. A sure and effective restorative to the nervous system. Anti-depressant, tranquilliser, brain tonic. Cardiac tonic (BHP)
 
Nutrient with selective action on brain and nerve cells. Source of minerals - "oats have the highest content of iron, zinc and manganese of all grain species"(Alfred Vogel)
 
Neurasthenias, shingles and other herpes infections, Multiple Sclerosis. Makes substantial contributions to tissue health (Simon Mills A-Z)
 
"High levels of silicic acid in the straw explain its use as a remedy for skin conditions, externally it is vulnery and demulcent (David Hoffman)
 
Oats are used as a tonic to increase strength of mind, spirit and body. Specific nerve tonic, stimulant and antispasmodic. Sexual tonic for both male and female. Oatbran effective in removing cholesterol
 
Avena is a good cardiac tonic and strengthens the heart muscle. Its tonic action extends to all parts of the body
Externally used as a wash for skin conditions eg eczema
 
Caution: contains gluten so should be avoided in Coeliacs disease

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