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Avena Sativa (Oats)
March 8 2007 at 2:12 AM
Miss Monet (Login friskyflirt)
SENIOR MEMBER
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COMMON NAMES: Groats, Oatmeal, Oatstraw
CONSTITUENTS:
- Saponins
- Alkaloids (including avenine and trigonelline)
- A sterol
- Flavonoids
- Silica
- Calcium, and many other minerals
- Gluten
- Starch
- Vitamin B
TRADITIONAL HEALING USES:
* Anxiety/Panic attacks
* Cholesterol control
* Constipation
* Culinary
* Drug addiction
* Eczema
* Mature or troubled skin
* Psoriasis
* Stop Smoking
* Stress
* Fighting Osteoporosis
* Building bones
* Pain relief
* Calming hyperactive children
* Soothing elderly people
* Boosting immune system
* Depression and nervous exhaustion
* Increasing libido
"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. 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 who 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."
--- AnniesRemedy.com
"Avena sativa is an extract from wild oats straw, and a rather recent entry to the field of aphrodisiacs. While oats have a long reputation of being the most energizing grain, the alleged sexual effects have not commonly been recognized in previous centuries. Avena sativa is said to free up bound testosterone in both men an women. If this were indeed the case, a prosexual effect would be obvious. Most positive effects of testosterone, including sex drive, are attributed to free testosterone, while bound testosterone is mainly a subject of study when enlarged prostates are the primary concern."
--- MuscleNet.com
"Phytochemicals called 'beta-glucans' are responible for oats, which are well advertised in helping to lower cholesterol (barley is better, though)."
~ James Duke
"Oats are good topically for skin conditions, and eating the wild grass just may buck up the libido."
~ James Duke
"Oats are made into gruel (oatmeal). This is prepared by boiling 1 OZ. of oatmeal or groats in 3 pints of water till reduced to 1 quart, then straining it, sugar, lemons, wine, or raisins being added as flavouring. Gruel thus is a mild nutritious aliment, of easy digestion in inflammatory cases and fevers; it is very useful after parturition, and is sometimes employed in poisoning from acid substances. It is found useful also as a demulcent enema and boiled into a thick paste makes a good emollient poultice."
~ Maud Grieve
"Oats supply 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."
~ Chris D. Meletis
"Soothing and nourishing, oats are good for anyone whose nervouse system feels frayed or stressed. In selecting the dried herb for tea, choose seeds that are green to green-yellow since they are stronger medicinally than the stems."
~ Linda B. White, M.D.
March 8 2007 at 2:12 AM
Miss Monet (Login friskyflirt)
SENIOR MEMBER
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COMMON NAMES: Groats, Oatmeal, Oatstraw
CONSTITUENTS:
- Saponins
- Alkaloids (including avenine and trigonelline)
- A sterol
- Flavonoids
- Silica
- Calcium, and many other minerals
- Gluten
- Starch
- Vitamin B
TRADITIONAL HEALING USES:
* Anxiety/Panic attacks
* Cholesterol control
* Constipation
* Culinary
* Drug addiction
* Eczema
* Mature or troubled skin
* Psoriasis
* Stop Smoking
* Stress
* Fighting Osteoporosis
* Building bones
* Pain relief
* Calming hyperactive children
* Soothing elderly people
* Boosting immune system
* Depression and nervous exhaustion
* Increasing libido
"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. 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 who 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."
--- AnniesRemedy.com
"Avena sativa is an extract from wild oats straw, and a rather recent entry to the field of aphrodisiacs. While oats have a long reputation of being the most energizing grain, the alleged sexual effects have not commonly been recognized in previous centuries. Avena sativa is said to free up bound testosterone in both men an women. If this were indeed the case, a prosexual effect would be obvious. Most positive effects of testosterone, including sex drive, are attributed to free testosterone, while bound testosterone is mainly a subject of study when enlarged prostates are the primary concern."
--- MuscleNet.com
"Phytochemicals called 'beta-glucans' are responible for oats, which are well advertised in helping to lower cholesterol (barley is better, though)."
~ James Duke
"Oats are good topically for skin conditions, and eating the wild grass just may buck up the libido."
~ James Duke
"Oats are made into gruel (oatmeal). This is prepared by boiling 1 OZ. of oatmeal or groats in 3 pints of water till reduced to 1 quart, then straining it, sugar, lemons, wine, or raisins being added as flavouring. Gruel thus is a mild nutritious aliment, of easy digestion in inflammatory cases and fevers; it is very useful after parturition, and is sometimes employed in poisoning from acid substances. It is found useful also as a demulcent enema and boiled into a thick paste makes a good emollient poultice."
~ Maud Grieve
"Oats supply 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."
~ Chris D. Meletis
"Soothing and nourishing, oats are good for anyone whose nervouse system feels frayed or stressed. In selecting the dried herb for tea, choose seeds that are green to green-yellow since they are stronger medicinally than the stems."
~ Linda B. White, M.D.