Milky oats

Some days – I hardly make it outside for more than 10 minutes. It’s atrocious, I know. When some days are spent entirely in the office, or at conferences, or in front of the computer screen, or prepping orders, or basically subject to a cerebrally confined space, my brain feels it. We can all relate [...]Read More... from Milky Oat Magic + Brain Tonic Tea 2 ways

Milky Oat Tops nourish the nerves deeply and tonify them to maintain the integrity of the nervous system.

By Steph Zabel Herbalist, Ethnobotanist and Educator Oats are incredibly nourishing, especially for the nervous system. When used in the “milky” stage they feed nervous tissue and help to restore normal nerve function and vitality. This is one of my absolute favorite herbs since it is so gentle but

Milky Oat Seed

One question I get a lot is “Are Milky oats the same as Oatstraw, oat groats or oatmeal?” The short answer is - not really. When you look into the Materia Medica of Oats (Avena sativa) you’ll notice the details below but: Parts Used – stems, seeds flowers Energetics - moist, neutral temperature Taste – salty Plant properties - relaxing nervine, nutritive Plant Uses - nervous system exhaustion or burnout, drug withdrawal, reproductive health, nourishment for bones, hair, teeth and nails Plant…

Avena sativaRelaxing, Restorative TonicA bridge between food and herb. Oats are revered for their soothing and nourishing effects upon the nervous system. Did you know that ‘Avena’ translates to “nourishing”, in Latin? Oat is a plant, much like Dandelion, that you can work with all the parts, and each one offers building nourishment for the nervous system. Oatmeal is made from the hulled kernels and has been shown to help normalize cholesterol and support heart health. It is also often used…

I’m not exactly sure when I met Milky Oats as plant medicine. I feel like it was probably during my first few herbs classes, but it took a few rounds of meeting them for me to recognize how profoundly healing their gifts are. Milky Oats grow abundantly and are easy to harvest making them a great and

Oats are more than oatmeal - immature milky oats and oatstraw are highly medicinal! This amazing nervine herb soothes and calms frazzled nerves, inflamed, itchy skin, and digestive troubles.

In this article, we go over the health benefits of the herb Milky Oats as well as the dosage and safety of this medicinal herb.