Oat Straw Avena sativa Uses.

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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 Medicinal 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.

 The common oat used in herbal supplements and foods is derived from wild species that have since been cultivated. For herbal supplements, the green or rapidly dried aerial parts of the plant are harvested just before reaching full flower. Many herbal texts refer to using the fruits (seeds) or green tops. Although some herb texts discuss oat straw, there is little medicinal action in this part of the plant. Oats are now grown worldwide.

 Native to the warm Mediterranean regions, oats have been cultivated for thousands of years as a source of food and folk remedies. Today, the oat plant (Avena sativa) is most famous for the nutritious cereal grain that it provides--think morning oatmeal.

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