🔼: [[🛠 Medicinal Plants 🌿]] #### Oats (Avena sativa (cultivated); A. fatua (wild)) [^1] Parts used: Green milky tops, seeds, and stalks Oats are one of the best herbs for the [[💡 Nervous System]] and [[Heart Health]]. The entire plant is useful, but most often the green milky tops are used in herbal preparations. Rich in: - [[Silicon]] - [[💡 Calcium]] - [[Chromium]] - [[💡 Magnesium]] Oats are high in active alkaloids like [[Trigonelline]] and [[Gramine]] (also found in [[Barley]] and [[🌿 Passionflower]]), as well as starch and multiple B Vitamins. ##### Uses - Both milky green and dried oats aid [[💡 Stress]] and [[💡 Anxiety]] and the [[💡 Nervous System]] - [[💡 Fatigue]] - [[Irritability]] - Urinary health - Nicotine and other chemical withdrawal ##### Using Oats - Popular breakfast food. - Make for good [[💡 Tea]] combined with [[🌿 Lemon Balm]] and [[🌿 Passionflower]] - Blend with [[🌿 Valerian]] for [[💡 Insomnia]] - Combine with digestive bitters for any liver or digestive problems. ###### Oat Bath Add oats to a muslin bag and toss in the bath. Creates a lovely smell, a silky feel, and can soothe the skin. ##### Related - [[On Plant Medicine Dosage...]] - [[🦮 How to Source Herbs]] [^1]: [[📖 ✅ Herbs for Stress & Anxiety - How to Make and Use Herbal Remedies to Strengthen the Nervous System]]