Oat Straw Avena sativa Uses.

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Botanical Description of Oat Straw.

Oat Straw Extract INCI Name Avena Sativa Kernel Extract CAS 84012-26-0 EINECS ELINCS No 281-672-4 Oat Straw Powdered Extract Oat Extract Avena sativa Linn photo picture image Botanical Name:Avena sativa, A. fatua
 Latin Name: Avena sativa
 Order and Family: Poales/Poaceae.
 Genus and specie Avena sativa
 Common Names: Groats, Haber, Hafer, Oatmeal,Oatgrass,Oatstraw,Oat Straw,Oat Straw Herb,Oat Straw Organic,Oat Straw Tea,Oats Organic
 Parts used:The seeds as well as the stalks (straw) are used.Grain, straw,dried sterns,the threshed and dried stem and leaf, and the dried or fresh milky tops.
 Habitat and cultivation:Native to northern Europe, oats are now grown worldwide in temperate regions as a cereal crop. They are harvested in late summer.
 Definition:Oat.Any of various grasses of the genus Avena, especially A. sativa, widely cultivated for their edible grains.
 Note:A now obsolete Middle English name for the plant was haver (still used in most other Germanic languages), surviving in the name of the livestock feeding bag haversack. In contrast with the names of the other grains, "oat" is usually used in the plural.
 Oat Straw Extract INCI Name Avena Sativa Kernel Extract CAS 84012-26-0 EINECS ELINCS No 281-672-4 Oat Straw Powdered Extract Oat Extract Avena sativa Linn photo picture image
 Magically speaking: Use it to attract fairies.

 Oat Straw consists of the dried threshold, leaf, and stem of the oat plant (Avena sativa). Oat (Avena sativa) is a light-green annual grass with a bushy root. Oats originated in England, France, Poland, Germany, and Russia but are now cultivated worldwide. The fruit, leaves, stem, and seeds are are used. Oats are often consumed as part of the diet and are a good source of protein, fat, and fiber. Oats are a great source of beta-glucan, which is a soluble fiber. Oat also contains alpha-tocotrienols. Oat is a member of the Poaceae/Gramineae family.

 The herb known as oat straw refers to the whole plant, including the leaves and stems. These parts of the plant are dried and chopped, and used in both internal and external forms by traditional herbalists. The grain itself is harvested in late summer, and milled to produce oatmeal and oatbran. Oatmeal, the ground grain, has a high silica content, and can be used externally for skin problems. Oat bran, produced from the coarse husks of the grain, is helpful for reducing cholesterol levels.

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last edit date:27th,May.2009.