Everyone knows oatmeal as a delicious and energy-giving breakfast option. However, the actual plant behind it, with its enormous healing power, is the Avena Sativa. The cereal plant in the role of a medicinal plant is less known. It originates from Europe and has been cultivated for many thousands of years in areas with high humidity. Then as now, Avena Sativa plays an important role in the health of people and is used as a medicinal plant, especially in homeopathy.
In general, the oat as we know it today convinces with some positive properties. It provides energy, has a high fiber content and therefore keeps you full for a long time. But Avena Sativa can do more! Unlike comparable cereals, the medicinal plant provides many important nutrients and trace elements. These include iron, magnesium and other important trace elements. Essential B vitamins such as vitamin B1, B2, B6 as well as unsaturated fatty acids and amino acids such as linoleic, folic and silicic acid and biotin are also contained in the small grain.
Oats in medicine fulfills some important functions and helps the body and mind especially in strengthening. Avena Sativa can be used for:
- Nervousness
- Mental restlessness
- Exhaustion
- Physical weakness
- Tiredness or insomnia
- Lack of drive
- Loss of appetite
- Gastrointestinal problems
- Diabetes
- High blood pressure
- Skin problems.
The list is long! One of the special ingredients is gramine. This is known to have a particularly calming and sedative effect on the body and mind. Especially in case of nervousness and tension, Avena Sativa can therefore score with its sleep-promoting and relaxing effect.
But the small grain also contains a lot of power. Because just as robust and powerful as the oat itself is as a plant, are also the effects on the human body and mind. Especially in homeopathy, Avena Sativa is therefore very popular for a wide variety of applications and in various potencies.
To consume it as a medicine, the oats as the original plant is processed into a mother tincture or globules. Depending on the area of application and potency, different dosages can then make sense. Of course, these must be discussed with a doctor beforehand, since the areas of application and courses of disease are very individual.
Citation
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