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Oat Straw (Avena Sativa)

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• The properties of Oat Straw boosting Brain / Mental Clarity:
  Also known as Avena sativa, Oat Straw comes from wild green oats and has been used as a brain booster in folk medicine since the Middle Ages. Oat straw is believed to work by increasing alpha-2 waves in the brain – which are highly active during periods of wakefulness – as well as controlling inflammation within artery walls. This increases blood flow to the brain, helping you feel more awake and alert.
  • KENNEDY, D. O.; JACKSON, P. A.; FORSTER, J.; KHAN, J.; GROTHE, T.; PERRINJAQUET-MOCCETTI, T.; HASKELL-RAMSAY, C. F. Acute effects of a wild green-oat (Avena sativa) extract on cognitive function in middle-aged adults: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, within-subjects trial. Nutritional neuroscience, 2017, 20.2: 135-151. PMID:26618715
  • BERRY, N. M.; ROBINSON, M. J.; BRYAN, J.; BUCKLEY, J. D.; MURPHY, K. J.; HOWE, P. R. Acute effects of an Avena sativa herb extract on responses to the stroop color–word test. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 2011, 17.7: 635-637. PMID:21711204
    CONCLUSIONS: Taking 1600 mg of oat herb extract may acutely improve attention and concentration and the ability to maintain task focus in older adults with differing levels of cognitive status.
• The properties of Oat Straw for Weight Loss:
  It increase the feeling of satiety, reduce the digestibility of calories.
  • EL SHEBINI, Salwa M.; et al. Obesity Related Metabolic Disorders and Risk of Renal Disease: Impact of Hypocaloric Diet and Avena Sativa Supplement. Open access Macedonian journal of medical sciences, 2018, 6.8: 1376. PMID:30159060
    CONCLUSION: The healthy effect of the dietary oat supplement on the reduction of central obesity, percentage body fat and different metabolic disorders criteria was confirmed than with hypocaloric diet.
• The properties of Oat Straw as an Aphrodisiac:
  • MALVIYA, Neelesh; et al. Recent Studies on Aphrodisiac Herbs for the Management of Male Sexual Dysfunction--A Review. Acta Pol Pharm, 2011, 68.1: 3-8. PMID:21485695