| Used for | Amount | Why |
|---|---|---|
Anxiety | Refer to label instructions |  [1 star] Oats are part a group of “nerve tonic” (nervine) herbs used in traditional herbal medicine for people with anxiety, with few reports of toxicity.
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Eczema | Refer to label instructions | [1 star] Wild oats have been used historically to treat people with eczema. |
Nicotine Withdrawal | Refer to label instructions | [1 star] Herbs used to treat anxiety are sometimes recommended as part of a smoking cessation program, including oat straw. |
Smoking Cessation | Refer to label instructions | as Oat Straw[1 star] Taking oat straw, which is commonly used to treat anxiety, has been shown to significantly reduce the number of cigarettes smoked per day. |
In folk medicine, oats are used by herbalists to treat nervous exhaustion, insomnia, and “weakness of the nerves.” A tea made from oats was thought by herbalists to be useful in rheumatic conditions and to treat water retention. A tincture of the green tops of oats was also used to help with withdrawal from tobacco addiction.1 Oats were often used in baths to treat insomnia and anxiety as well as a variety of skin conditions, including burns and eczema.
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