Avena sativa   Cultivated oats   Family: Gramineae
PART USED:  The rolled endosperm of the grain[1,2] or   whole oats and their  'whiskers'.[2] Seeds.[3]
ACTIONS
GROUP:Nervous- Thymoleptics (modifies a patient's mood, especially an antidepressant medication)
1. Thymoleptic (favorably modifies mood in serious affective disorders such as depression or mania).[1,2,3]
2. Anti-depressive.[1,3]
3. Cardiac Tonic.[1,3]
4. Central nervous system stimulant.
5. Nutritive.
6. Sexual tonic.
7. Thyroid stimulant.
8. Tonic nervine.
INDICATIONS:
1. Depression.[1,2,3] Nervous heart conditions. Nervous exhaustion 'lack of courage'. Melancholia.[1]
2. Diabetes. Menopausal neurasthenia.[1,2,3] Sexual debility. Bladder or ureter spasms. Spermatorrhoea.
3. General debility.[1,2,3]
4. Exhaustion after fevers. Menopausal symptoms.[3]
SPECIFIC INDICATIONS: Depressive states.[1]
TOPICALLY: Oats are externally emollient and the colloidal fraction is used in bath preparations for eczema and dry skin.[3]
COMBINATIONS 
- Often combined with Lady's Slipper and Scutellaria.
PREPARATIONS
Fluid extract  endosperm  1:1 in 25% alcohol    0.6-2 ml.[1,3]
Tincture endosperm  1:5  45%    1-5 ml.[1,2] Seed used.[3]
Fluid extract oats seed 1:1 in 25% alcohol.[4]
Fluid extract green tops 1:1 in 25% alcohol.[4]
Decoction: Whole oats + whiskers 1 pint.   Water 3 pints. Glycerine 2 oz. Cover, bring to boil and simmer for 1 hour. Strain and bottle. Dose   60 ml three times daily.[2]
    

HABITAT:  Widely distributed as cereal crop.
References
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Constituents
Research
EMA report Rosa gallica pdf

Avena sativa (Oat), a potential neutraceutical and therapeutic agent: an overview.
Singh R, De S, Belkheir A.
Abstract
The aim of the present review article is to summarize the available information related to the availability, production, chemical composition, pharmacological activity, and traditional uses of Avena sativa to highlight its potential to contribute to human health. Oats are now cultivated worldwide and form an important dietary staple for the people in number of countries. Several varieties of oats are available. It is a rich source of protein, contains a number of important minerals, lipids, ß-glucan, a mixed-linkage polysaccharide, which forms an important part of oat dietary fiber, and also contains various other phytoconstituents like avenanthramides, an indole alkaloid-gramine, flavonoids, flavonolignans, triterpenoid saponins, sterols, and tocols. Traditionally oats have been in use since long and are considered as stimulant, antispasmodic, antitumor, diuretic, and neurotonic. Oat possesses different pharmacological activities like antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, wound healing, immunomodulatory, antidiabetic, anticholesterolaemic, etc. A wide spectrum of biological activities indicates that oat is a potential therapeutic agent.
PMID: 23072529 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2010.526725 Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2013;53(2):126-44. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2010.526725. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Anti-inflammatory activities of colloidal oatmeal (Avena sativa) contribute to the effectiveness of oats in treatment of itch associated with dry, irritated skin.
Reynertson KA, Garay M, Nebus J, Chon S, Kaur S, Mahmood K, Kizoulis M, Southall MD.
Abstract
BACKGROUND:
Oat (Avena sativa) in colloidal form is a centuries-old topical treatment for a variety of skin conditions, including skin rashes, erythema, burns, itch, and eczema; however, few studies have investigated the exact mechanism of action for the anti-inflammatory activity of colloidal oatmeal.
METHODS:
Four extracts of colloidal oatmeal were made with various solvents and tested in anti-inflammatory and antioxidant assays. In addition, an investigator blind study was performed with twenty-nine healthy female subjects who exhibited bilateral mild to moderate itch with moderate to severe dry skin on their lower legs. Subjects were treated with a colloidal oatmeal skin protectant lotion.
RESULTS:
Extracts of colloidal oatmeal diminished pro-inflammatory cytokines in vitro and the colloidal oat skin protectant lotion showed significant clinical improvements in skin dryness, scaling, roughness, and itch intensity.
CONCLUSIONS:
These results demonstrate that colloidal oat extracts exhibit direct anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory activities, which may provide the mechanisms for observed dermatological benefits while using the colloidal oatmeal skin protectant lotion.
PMID: 25607907 J Drugs Dermatol. 2015 Jan;14(1):43-8. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov