Latin Name: Avena sativa
Family: Poaceae
Part used: Grain, green tops and straw.
Energetics: Sweet, warm, moist
Iris: All types
Interactions: Please check with your Healthcare Provider.
CONTRA-INDICATIONS
Avoid seeds in coeliac disease and MS.
ACTIONS
- Nerve restorative
- Nervine
- Antidepressant
- Nutritive
- Balances cholesterol
- Demulcent
- Dermatological agent
- Immune modulator
- Galactagogue
- Thymoleptic
- Brain tonic
- Cardiac tonic
- Hypoglycaemic.
Main Constituents
- Flavones
- Proteins
- Vitamins: E, B, D, P, Fe, Zn, Mn
- Triterpenoid saponins
- Sterol
- Starch
- Inulin
- Monosaccharides
- Oligosaccharides
- Beta-glucans
Main Uses
Integumentary System: Hair nutritive, Dermal inflammations
Circulatory: Tachycardia
Mental/Emotional: Exhaustion, Tension and irritability, Depression, Anxiety
Musculo-Skeletal System: Debility following illness, Headache with pain at back of neck, Weakness
Endocrine: PMS
Reproductive System: Prostatic tonic
Urinary System: Relieves spasmodic conditions of the bladder and ureter
Infections:
Bacteria: E. coli, Klebsiella, Proteus vulgaris, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus
Fungi: Aspergillus niger, Candida
Viruses: Herpes zoster
More About Oats
Oats are the perfect food for babies, children, elderly and deficient states.
Useful in skin conditions, diabetes, hyperacidity, ulcers and gallbladder issues.
It restores in the body, through its nutritive quality, the thyroid, pancreas and nerves.
It is for people who feel scattered, frazzled, and oversensitive (all symptoms of an overtaxed nervous system).
This is suitable for those who feel shaky and overwhelmed - oat seed can help renew the capacity to deal with stress.
Oat seed is rich in the B vitamins and will improve concentration, energy, and emotional flexibility and is a specific remedy for nervous exhaustion and adrenal burnout. It restores disrupted body systems on a deep level.
The beta-glucans in oat fibre bind to cholesterol for excretion via the bowel.
Wild oats calm an irritated digestive tract and can help in cases of IBS and diverticulitis.
They can regulate oestrogen levels and lower excess oestrogen - helpful in cases of breast cancer, fibroids and ovarian cysts.
Recipes:
Oat and Banana Pancakes
Ingredients:
- Approx. 236g rolled oats
- 2 ripe bananas
- 2 eggs
- Approx. 118ml milk (you can use dairy or non-dairy milk like almond or soy)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
- Pinch of salt
- Toppings of your choice (e.g., sliced bananas, berries, honey, maple syrup, chopped nuts)
Instructions:
- Start by placing the rolled oats in a blender or food processor and blend until you have a fine oat flour.
- Add the ripe bananas, eggs, milk, baking powder, vanilla extract (if using), and a pinch of salt to the oat flour in the blender. Blend until you have a smooth pancake batter.
- Preheat a non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Lightly grease it with cooking spray or a small amount of oil if needed.
- Pour a ladleful of the pancake batter onto the hot frying pan to form pancakes of your desired size (usually about 31ml to 42ml of batter per pancake). Use the back of the ladle to spread the batter into a circular shape.
- Cook the pancakes for 2-3 minutes on one side or until you see small bubbles forming on the surface.
- Flip the pancakes with a spatula and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes on the other side, or until they are golden brown and cooked through.
- Remove the pancakes from the skillet and repeat the process with the remaining batter.
- Serve the oatmeal banana pancakes hot, topped with your favourite toppings such as sliced bananas, berries, a drizzle of honey or maple syrup, and chopped nuts.
References
Satiety, diet, appetite
Dietary fiber and satiety: the effects of oats on satiety.
Nevertheless, the majority of the evidence suggests that oat β-glucan has a positive effect on perceptions of satiety.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26724486/
Diphenolic acids, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant
Absorption and Elimination of Oat Avenanthramides in Humans after Acute Consumption of Oat Cookies.
Avenanthramides (AVA) are a group of diphenolic acids found only in oats that have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects. AVAs found naturally in oats are absorbed in the plasma after oral administration in humans. AVA-B has the slowest elimination rate and the longest half-life compared to AVA-A and AVA-C, while AVA-C demonstrated the lowest plasma concentrations.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5752969/
Avenanthramide, atherosclerosis, nitric oxide production
Avenanthramide, a polyphenol from oats, inhibits vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and enhances nitric oxide production.
These results suggest that the avenanthramides of oats may contribute to the prevention of atherosclerosis through inhibition of SMC (smooth muscle cells) proliferation and increasing NO (nitric oxide) production.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16139284/
Antiatherogenic, anti-inflammatory, antiatherogenic
The antiatherogenic potential of oat phenolic compounds.
These data provide evidence for the potential anti-inflammatory and antiatherogenic effects of antioxidant avenanthramides present in oats.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15186945/
Exercise inflammation, circulatory inflammation, cytokines, inhibition of chemokines
Avenanthramide supplementation reduces eccentric exercise-induced inflammation in young men and women
Oat AVA supplementation reduced circulatory inflammatory cytokines and inhibited expression of chemokines and cell adhesion molecules induced by DR.
https://jissn.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12970-020-00368-3