Oats
Oat is one of the plants of the family called cereals; in Latin the name of this plant will be as follows: Avena sativa L.
As for the name of the oat family itself, in Latin it will be like this: Graminaceae.
Description of oats
Oats are an annual plant with linear flowers and membranous grains. Such flowers of this plant will be collected in panicle inflorescences. It should be noted that this plant comes from a weed. Nowadays, oats are considered one of the most important cereal crops.
Description of the medicinal properties of oats
Oats are endowed with very valuable healing properties, and for medicinal purposes it is recommended to use straw, grain, stems and leaves of green plants. It should be noted that oat grain contains more fats and vitamins than other breads. Oat grains will contain essential oil, choline, fat, protein, starch, gums, alkaline salts, B vitamins, as well as other substances.
Cereals are prepared on the basis of grains, which are widely used in both the bakery and confectionery industries. Oatmeal contains a lot of vegetable fat and protein. This product is optimal for weakened patients and convalescents.
It should be noted that this plant has been used in medicine for a very long time. Even in Ancient Greece and Rome, the grain was used for compresses, and the gruel based on this grain was used for diarrhea, while the mucous liquid was used for coughs. As for traditional medicine, oats are also quite widespread here. Here, a decoction prepared from oatmeal is recommended to be used as a very effective mild laxative, nutritious and strengthening agent for weak patients.
A decoction prepared from cereals with honey is recommended to be used as a tonic for tuberculosis. Nutritious jelly is used for gastrointestinal diseases, which will also be endowed with enveloping properties. This jelly is made from the liquid part of the infusion of cereals of this plant: this infusion should be infused for about eight to ten hours. Oatmeal is used to feed children, which should be attributed to the fact that they can have a good emollient effect on diarrhea and inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. To do this, you will need to take one hundred grams of flakes per liter of water. It is noteworthy that in order to better dissolve the calcium and phosphorus salts, you will need to soak the flakes for a couple of hours in cold water. It is recommended to use an alcohol tincture based on green oats as a tonic. In addition, this remedy turns out to be very effective for neurasthenia, insomnia and mental fatigue. In addition, this tincture is also used when quitting smoking.
When treating inflammation of the joints and rheumatism, it is recommended to use baths of fresh oat straw: for this, take about half a kilogram per bath. Local washing is recommended for frostbite, lichen, eczema and other skin diseases. For washing, you should prepare such a decoction in a ratio of one to ten.
Foot baths made from a decoction of oat straw and oak bark are used for excessive sweating of the feet. As for homeopathy, an essence prepared from fresh oat sprouts has become quite widespread. In addition, the infusion of this plant is used as a diuretic, diaphoretic, antipyretic and carminative.
