Even in ancient times, traditional healers were well aware of the healing properties of oats and actively used these properties in everyday treatment practice. Hippocrates also pointed to the healing properties of cereals. Plant grains were used for mental and physical exhaustion, for gout, skin diseases, and insomnia. Already in our time, researchers have discovered another important property of this cereal - cereals, infusions and decoctions from it are able to actively cleanse the body, removing salts, toxins, toxins and metabolic products.
Oats are one of the healthiest foods. It contains about 55% starch, 20% protein, 24% fiber and 11% fat. It is also rich in vitamins, namely: B1, B2, B6, vitamin E, vitamin K, carotene, pantothenic and nicotinic acids. There are more macro- and microelements in it than in any other cereals: a lot of sulfur, iron, phosphorus, potassium, silicon, contains manganese, chromium, magnesium, zinc, iodine, fluorine, nickel, etc.
Oats are an indispensable product in dietary nutrition. When it is digested, a mucous mass is formed that does not irritate the walls of the stomach. Mucus is well absorbed, protects the stomach and regulates bowel activity in case of constipation and diarrhea. Oat infusion It is recommended to use to clean the liver, with diabetes, as a diuretic and choleretic agent.
A decoction of the green parts of the plant is not inferior to grains in its healing power. Oat tincture is a general tonic. It is used as a tool for mental fatigue, insomnia, physical strain, neurasthenia, to increase endurance and motor activity. The tincture is prepared as follows: grind the green plant in a meat grinder, fill it completely with a bottle, pour alcohol or vodka and insist for two to three weeks in a warm place. Shake contents periodically. Then strain and take before meals 3-4 times a day, diluting 20-30 drops of tincture with one tablespoon of water.
Oat infusion is useful not only for weakness and exhaustion. It helps in improving the composition of the blood, to strengthen the nervous system, lungs, heart, and also for metabolism. You can prepare the infusion of oats in a thermos yourself. To do this, the raw oat grains are ground in a coffee grinder, then they are poured into a thermos and filled with steep boiling water (for each glass of boiling water - a tablespoon of grain). After 12 hours of infusion, the infusion is filtered and you can drink it instead of tea.
A decoction of oats helps very well with allergies - it reduces itching and improves overall well-being. Immature cereal grains contribute to an increase in the body's hormone testosterone, which, in turn, leads to increased sexuality. The straw of the plant also finds application: it is included in some fees used in the treatment of diabetes. Many use fresh straw baths to treat joints.
Oat infusion It helps to restore the health of women who have lost a lot of blood, with impaired intestinal motility, during rehabilitation of patients in the postoperative period, as well as with the restoration of natural immunity.
An excellent anti-tuberculosis drug is ordinary oatmeal. The healing properties of porridge are explained by the increased content of silicon in it, which is harmful to Koch's bacillus (a microbacter that causes tuberculosis). So in the fight against tuberculosis, oatmeal nutrition plays an important role. And oatmeal jelly is used in case of lead poisoning along with other first aid measures to patients.
Children under 2 years of age who are contraindicated in any herbal medicine are recommended a mucous decoction of oats, which can be used to treat bloating, diarrhea, rumbling in the stomach and other gastrointestinal upsets.
Infusion of oats is used externally as lotions and compresses. It helps heal ulcers, deep wounds, relieves inflammation in hives and food allergies, and softens the skin with eczema. In folk medicine, the so-called “oatmeal mash” is often used in the treatment of stomach ulcers and various skin diseases.