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| Departments » Herbal Medicine » Materia Medica » Avena sativa |
Note - the monographs are provided for informational purposes only, and are not to be used for self-medication.
Avena sativa (Oats)
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Botanic Name |
Avena sativa |
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Common Name |
Oats, Groats, Oatmeal 1 |
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Family |
Graminaceae |
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Parts Used |
Seed |
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Habitat |
Oats are cultivated throughout the world |
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Constituents |
Saponins 2 Alkaloids (including avenine and trigonelline) 2 A sterol 2 Flavonoids 2 Silica 2 Calcium and many other minerals 2 Gluten 2 Starch 3 Vitamin B 3 |
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Actions |
Nervine tonic 3 2 Anti-depressant 3 Nutritive 3 Demulcent 3 Vulnerary 3 Cerebral trophorestorative 5 |
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Applications |
Reflex nervous irritation from other disorders 5 2 Irritation and depression with dysmenorrhoea 5 2 3 Hysteria, insomnia 5 Neurasthenia and neuroses 5 2 Nervous exhaustion and debility from chronic disease 5 3 Shingles and other herpes infections 2 Multiple sclerosis 2 |
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Dosage |
High Dose Herb – can be used as a food |
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Combinations |
In depression can be used with Scutellaria lateriflora |
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C/I Cautions |
Caution for those with gluten sensitivity 2 |
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BHP S/I |
Depressive states 6 |
References
1. Grieve, M., A Modern Herbal, Tiger, Great Britain, 1994.
3. Mills, S., The Complete Guide to Modern Herbalism, Thorsons, Great Britain, 1994.
4. Hoffmann, D., The New Holistic Herbal, Element, Dorset, 1990.
5. Priest, A.W. and Priest, L.R. Herbal Medication. A Clinical and Dispensary Handbook. London: L.N. Fowler & Co. Ltd.
6. British Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1983. British Herbal Medical Association. 1989.