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Common Name
Oats Green, Oat Straw
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Botanical Name
Avena sativa
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Part Used
Herb
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Clinical Summary
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Monograph
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Alcohol
30%
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Dose
10 to 40mL weekly
Oats, in its various forms and extracts, has been traditionally used for its physical and psychological fortifying properties for centuries. The purported benefits include reduced anxiety, mild antidepressant effects and increased ability to cope with stress. Oats green is rich in minerals, especially those that are important for the nervous system and the integumentary system (hair, bones, teeth, nails).
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Traditional Use
Oats have traditionally been used as a food and nutritive tonic. The oats green, or whole plant, has been used in nervous debility and exhaustion. It was also thought to help with depression and stress symptoms and has been used traditionally as a herbal sedative to aid sleep. Oats green supports long term nervous system health as it is rich in minerals. The herb has become popular for stamina, and as a natural libido enhancer, and is reported to be effective for treating impotence and premature ejaculation.
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Actions
Nervine, nutritive tonic, sedative, antidepressant, anxiolytic, antioxidant, antipruritic, emollient
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Indications
• Nervous irritability, exhaustion, depression
• Convalescence
• Stress, anxiety
• Insomnia
• Atherosclerosis
• Inflammatory skin conditions
• Oxidative stress
• Male sexual dysfunction -
Energetics
Moist, neutral temperature
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Use in Pregnancy
Oral use is considered to be safe in pregnancy and lactation.
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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). .
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Drug Interactions
Caution with immunosuppressant drugs. Combination may be beneficial with antihypertensive and lipid-lowering drugs.
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Dietary Information
Vegan friendly. Gluten and dairy free
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Substitutes
Oats Seed, Alfalfa, Nettle Leaf, Chickweed