Oat broth: benefit and scope

Decoction of oats, whose benefits are recognized by official medicine and folk healers, are made on the basis of the same-named plant from the family of cereals. For medicinal purposes, almost all parts of the plant are used. Oats are cultivated in most regions of the Russian Federation. The stalk is hollow, and in height it reaches 1.5 m. The flowers of oats are small, in small spikelets. Fruit is a seed.

Decoction of oats, the use of which is due to the substances contained in it, is rich in cholines, essential oils, gum, proteins, vitamins, fats, various macro- and microelements. Also in oats are sugars, carotenoids, saponins, sterols, amino acids lysine and tryptophan, saponins.

For medicinal purposes, use products made from grains (flour and cereals) and straw. Some of them are used as diet food, others - in the form of medicinal preparations. Obtained from a cereal broth of oats, the benefits of which are estimated very high, has an enveloping effect on diarrhea, promotes the withdrawal of excess cholesterol, normalizes and strengthens the nervous system, helps with edema caused by kidney ailments. Apply this tool and for artificial feeding of children. In diseases of the gastrointestinal tract: gastritis, ulcer diseases, enterocolitis - it is used as a laxative. Decoction of oats will also be useful when exhaustion, decreased appetite, impaired thyroid function, prolonged infectious ailments. Also oats are effective in smallpox and typhus.

In addition, oat broth for liver disease and for colds accompanied by a prolonged cough is useful. Healers recommend using it at the initial stage of hypertension, after myocardial infarction. In chronic liver diseases, as a rule, a decoction of crude oats is used in the proportion of 2 cups of grains per 2 liters of liquid. Cook it for 3 hours on low heat, until the contents in a saucepan evaporate to 1 tbsp. This drug is consumed once a day for a month. Broths from whole grains of oats also have a diuretic effect, therefore they are used for kidney diseases.

There is an opinion that the means based on this cereal can be used to prevent Parkinson's disease. To do this, 9 spoons of oats are boiled in 3 liters of liquid for an hour, then insist (all night). The course of treatment with such a remedy lasts 2-3 years. Decoction of oats, the benefit of which is manifested in schizophrenia, can help if in the course of the patient's weight loss occurs, insomnia and anemia are observed.

In addition, such a tool has an antispasmodic effect, relieves pain in cystitis and urolithiasis. It helps the broth and with bronchial asthma, allergies, hives, nephritis, pancreatitis, diabetes. There is evidence that oats-based agents have a positive effect in the presence of malignant formations. In this case, decoctions of grains and straw are used.

Serious contraindications to preparations on the basis of oats today are not revealed. If you exceed the recommended dose, you may get a headache. In the process of treatment by means of this plant, it is desirable to refrain from alcohol, overeating, drinking coffee.