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'''Avena sativa''' sometimes called the common oat. It is a species of cereal grain grown for its seed. While oats are suitable for human consumption as oatmeal and rolled oats, one of the most common uses is as livestock feed.
  
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Lower blood pressure}}, {{Uses|Bad cholesterol}}, {{Uses|Insomnia}}, {{Uses|Stress}}, {{Uses|Anxiety}}, {{Uses|Blood sugar}}, {{Uses|Aphrodisiac}}, {{Uses|Rashes}}, {{Uses|Sunburn}}.
  
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The '''oat'''<ref name="oat"/> (Avena sativa), sometimes called the common oat, is a species of cereal grain grown for its seed, which is known by the same name (usually in the plural, unlike other cereals and pseudocereals). While oats are suitable for human consumption as oatmeal and rolled oats, one of the most common uses is as livestock feed.
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Seeds}}, {{Parts Used|Dried stem}}, {{Parts Used|Leaf}}.
  
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*Nutrient profile
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==Chemical Composition==
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Oats are generally considered healthy due to their rich content of several essential nutrients (table). In a 100 gram serving, oats provide 389 calories and are an excellent source (20% or more of the Daily Value, DV) of protein (34% DV), dietary fiber (44% DV), several B vitamins and numerous dietary minerals, especially manganese (233% DV) (table). Oats are 66% carbohydrates, including 11% dietary fiber and 4% beta-glucans, 7% fat and 17% protein (table).
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Per 100 g, the mature seed is reported to contain 374 calories, 11.0 g H20, 13.1 g protein, 6.1 g fat, 67.4 g total carbohydrate, 5.8 g fiber, 2.4 g ash, 59 mg Ca, 425 mg P, 4.6 mg Fe, 10 mg Na, 0.35 mg thiamine, 0.09 mg riboflavin, and 2.2 mg niacin. Generically, oat grains, with 78.7–95.2% DM (mean of 1650 cases = 89.1), contain on a zero moisture basis<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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The established property of their cholesterol-lowering effects has led to acceptance of oats as a health food
 
  
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*Soluble fiber
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==Common names==
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Oat bran is the outer casing of the oat. Its daily consumption over weeks lowers LDL ("bad") and total cholesterol, possibly reducing the risk of heart disease.
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Common Oat}}
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One type of soluble fiber, beta-glucans, has been proven to lower cholesterol.
 
  
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*Fat
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==Properties==
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Oats, after corn (maize), have the highest lipid content of any cereal, e.g., greater than 10% for oats and as high as 17% for some maize cultivars compared to about 2–3% for wheat and most other cereals.[citation needed] The polar lipid content of oats (about 8–17% glycolipid and 10–20% phospholipid or a total of about 33%) is greater than that of other cereals, since much of the lipid fraction is contained within the endosperm
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
  
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*Protein
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===Rasa===
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Oats are the only cereal containing a globulin or legume-like protein, avenalin, as the major (80%) storage protein.Globulins are characterised by solubility in dilute saline as opposed to the more typical cereal proteins, such as gluten and zein, the prolamines (prolamins). The minor protein of oat is a prolamine, avenin.
 
  
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Oat protein is nearly equivalent in quality to soy protein, which World Health Organization research has shown to be equal to meat, milk and egg protein.The protein content of the hull-less oat kernel (groat) ranges from 12 to 24%, the highest among cereals.
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===Guna===
  
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===Veerya===
  
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== References ==
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===Vipaka===
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===Karma===
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Culms erect}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|Cauline|Ligule an eciliate membrane; 3-6 mm long. Leaf-blades 14-40 cm long 5-15 mm wide and Leaf-blade surface scaberulous}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Ovary pubescent all over and Flowers Season is June - August}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|Caryopsis||Caryopsis with adherent pericarp, hairy all over. Hilum linear|Hairy all over|Few seeds}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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Oats are an easily grown crop that succeeds in any moderately fertile soil in full sun<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Cultivated Beds}}, {{Propagation|Dry wasteland}}, {{Propagation|Meadows}}, {{Propagation|Cultivated ground}}
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Haverkorrels Avena sativa.jpg|Seeds
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File:Haverplant Avena sativa.jpg|Whole herb
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Avena sativa - Oslo botanical garden - IMG 8898.jpg|Flowers
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Avena sativa 001.JPG|Leaves
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</gallery>
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==References==
  
 
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<ref name="Oat">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oat "wikipedia"]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Avena_sativa.html Chemistry]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:391732-1 Plant description]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Avena+sativa Cultivation details]</ref>
 
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==External Links==
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* [https://www.mdidea.com/products/new/new03201.html Botanical Information of Oat Straw or Avena sativa]
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* [http://eol.org/pages/1114783/details Avena sativa  on encyclopedea of life]
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* [https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/avena/sativa/ Avena sativa  on gobotony discover plants]
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* [http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/grasses/plants/oats.html Avena sativa on illinois wild flowers.info/]
  
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
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[[Category:Poaceae]]

Latest revision as of 15:04, 17 March 2020

Oat

Avena sativa sometimes called the common oat. It is a species of cereal grain grown for its seed. While oats are suitable for human consumption as oatmeal and rolled oats, one of the most common uses is as livestock feed.

Uses

Lower blood pressure, Bad cholesterol, Insomnia, Stress, Anxiety, Blood sugar, Aphrodisiac, Rashes, Sunburn.

Parts Used

Seeds, Dried stem, Leaf.

Chemical Composition

Per 100 g, the mature seed is reported to contain 374 calories, 11.0 g H20, 13.1 g protein, 6.1 g fat, 67.4 g total carbohydrate, 5.8 g fiber, 2.4 g ash, 59 mg Ca, 425 mg P, 4.6 mg Fe, 10 mg Na, 0.35 mg thiamine, 0.09 mg riboflavin, and 2.2 mg niacin. Generically, oat grains, with 78.7–95.2% DM (mean of 1650 cases = 89.1), contain on a zero moisture basis[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Common Oat


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Culms erect

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Cauline Ligule an eciliate membrane; 3-6 mm long. Leaf-blades 14-40 cm long 5-15 mm wide and Leaf-blade surface scaberulous

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Yellow 5-20 Ovary pubescent all over and Flowers Season is June - August

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Caryopsis Caryopsis with adherent pericarp, hairy all over. Hilum linear Hairy all over Few seeds {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

Oats are an easily grown crop that succeeds in any moderately fertile soil in full sun[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Cultivated Beds, Dry wasteland, Meadows, Cultivated ground

Photo Gallery

  • Seeds

  • Whole herb

  • Flowers

  • Leaves

References

  1. ↑ Chemistry
  2. ↑ Plant description
  3. ↑ Cultivation details

External Links

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