A well-known cereal grass (Avena sativa), and its edible grain, used as food and fodder; -- commonly used in the plural and in a collective sense.
A musical pipe made of oat straw.
Oat is considered a specific in cases of nervous debility and exhaustion when associated with depression. It may be used with most of the other nervines, both relaxant and stimulatory, to strengthen the whole of the nervous system. It is also used in general debility. Go to the Other Supplements Dictionary and look up Oat.
(Herbal) Extract of oat has cleansing and soothing properties.
annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats')
seed of the annual grass Avena sativa (spoken of primarily in the plural as `oats')
Also called Wild Oat. Used mainly for its nutritional value and treating gastronenteritis and dyspepsia. Oat extract and tincture are useful as nerve and uterine tonics. A tea made from oat straw has been recommended for chest problems. Has been used effectively as an antispasmodic, nervine, and stimulant
A very nutritious cereal grass. Oats that have been cleaned, toasted, and hulled become "oat groats" which can be cooked and served. Steaming and flattening the grain in rollers produces "rolled oats." The hull is called the "bran."
The Oat (Avena sativa) is a species of cereal grain, and the seeds of this plant. They are used for food for people and as fodder for animals, especially poultry and horses. Oat straw is used as animal bedding and sometimes as animal feed.