Oat Tops

Oat Tops Avena sativa Family Poaceae (grass) Part Dried tops (milky stage) Energetics Sweet, warm, moist Actions Nerve restorative, antidepressant, nutritive, demulcent Organs/Systems Nervous, cardiovascular, endocrine  Description Avena sativa is an extremely useful plant for human affairs. It can be used to make food, medicine, animal feed, alcohol, building material, cover crops, and more. Used medicinally, Oatstraw is rich in minerals, especially silica, which support dozens of metabolic processes in the body, most notably in strengthening connective tissue and feeding the nerves.  For only one week out of its growing cycle, the Oat tops produce a milky substance which eventually becomes the nutrient dense grain we commonly use as food. However, a tincture of the Oat tops in the milky stage (Milky Oat) will contain certain flavonoids that provide the most nourishing nerve restorative in the entire herbal materia medica. The milk also contains isovitexin which allows our endogenous