Avena SativaAlso known as the ‘normal oats’, is the same plant that offers us from oatmeal, but the new version of this herb is very different. In the young, green, “milky” stage in which the unripe oat seed is fresh and moist, the plant offers a unique quality as a troforestorative – An excellent tonic/food for the nervous system.
It must be collected fresh in this young stage and quickly processed into an alcoholic or glycerite extract. This product was a specialty of the Eclectic doctors Of the mid-late 1800s that used it to calm temporary insomnia, to elevate the mood, and like a deep tonic for the nervous system. Nowadays it is often used to offer nourishing support for those who come about addiction, including cigarettes, sleeping aids and other prescribed medicines, and to calmly relieve uncomfortable withdrawal.
It is also used for nervous exhaustion, calmly states, to feed and support in times of emotional stress, and for excessive sensitivity. It also helps to facilitate PMS orphans and menopausal mood swings, and in general nerves are vulnerable or tense forever. Those with adrenal fatigue or stressed immunity can also benefit, as well as people with simple daily stress. Type A personalities that burn the candle on both ends will find this fresh tincture of great advantage.
You can “sow your wild oats” with this herb that helps to balance the endocrine system and support a healthy libido. The fruit blades and the stem (known as Oat) are rich in minerals and trace food substances, including iron, calcium, magnesium, silica, phosphorus, chromium and vitamins A, B and C and C. This herb has a mild taste and can be synergy combined with other herbal adaptogens or tonics.
The green oats can also be dried and used as tea, although slightly less desirable than the freshly made tincture. Use a dried green oats to one liter of boiling water. Steep, cover until they are warm and enjoy sips all day long. This herb can also be added to soup stock. There are no well-known contraindications for this soft herb, but those with celiac disease may want to be careful because of cross-contamination with wheat and/or sensitivity to Avenanthramides.
Wishgarden Herbs’ formulas with milky oats:
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