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Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/28/2022 - 03:17
Top Product Attributes

  • Common Name

    Oats, Groats, Oatmeal

  • Botanical Name

    Avena sativa

  • Part Used

    Seed

  • Clinical Summary

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  • Alcohol

    45%

  • Dose

    10 to 40mL weekly

One of the safest and most popular nervine tonics is oats seed which is considered to have a rebuilding and restorative effect. Oats seed is an excellent nervine which gently and gradually helps restore nervous system balance, reducing anxiety, irritability, reactivity and rapid mood changes. There is some truth to the universally understood reference to promiscuity “sowing your wild oats” because oats seed supports reproductive health by nourishing the endocrine system and restoring nerve health. As a result they have a traditional use as a tonic appropriate for ageing men. Oats seed has a reputation for relieving depression and cravings in people who are attempting to break addiction to nicotine. They are considered to be more stimulating and tonifying than oats green.

Main Product Attributes
A guide to Oats seed and its properties

  • Traditional Use

    Many Eclectics considered oat seed to be of some importance for treating nervous debility. Many Western herbalists prefer to use oat seed tincture as a simple to quiet temporary, mild anxiety or to take the edge off moods that might otherwise be expressed as angry outbursts or losses of self-control. Oats seed has a more immediate effect than oats green and is considered more specific to people who are going through acute nervous exhaustion.  

  • Actions

    Nervine tonic, anxiolytic, antidepressant, nutritive tonic, antipruritic, emollient, lipid lowering, antihypertensive, immunomodulation, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, blood sugar regulator 

  • Indications

    •    Convalescence, fatigue, stress, nervous tension, anxiety, insomnia, depression, psychological aspects of menopause, drug withdrawal, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
    •    Reduction of blood cholesterol and sugar levels, hypertension 

  • Energetics

    Moist, neutral temperature

  • Use in Pregnancy

    Oral use is considered to be safe in pregnancy and lactation.

  • Contraindications & Cautions

    Patients with coeliac disease should be able to tolerate moderate amounts of oats in the diet (both short and long-term studies found no adverse immunological effects). 

  • Drug Interactions

    Caution with immunosuppressant drugs. Combination may be beneficial with antihypertensive and lipid-lowering drugs.

  • Dietary Information

    Vegan friendly. Dairy free

  • Substitutes

    Oats Green, Alfalfa, Nettle Leaf, Chickweed