Avena sativa
Common Name: Oat straw
Comment: The major nervous trophorestorative in the materia medica (see also Betonica officinalis, Scutellaria laterifolia, Verbena officinalis, and Turnera aphrodisiaca).
Usage: Has a slight stimulatory edge so stamina is benefited.
Purposes: (See also Disease: Signs & Symptoms)
| birth | Fortify exhaused nerve tissue. |
| herpes, zoster | Systemically. |
| menopause | Menopausal neurasthenia. |
| nerves | Used in morphine and nicotine addiction. |
| poison, antidote | Used in alcohol poisoning. |
| pruritus vulvae | Trophorestorative nervine. |
Used In: (See Formulas)
BJO Tea
Properties:
Amphoteric
Hypoglycaemic
Nervine
Contraindication(s):
Constituents:
| Alkaloid, pyrrolidine | s. Including trigonelline (see also Betonica, Trigonella), avenine. |
Materia Medica: (See Materia Medica.)