Medicinal properties
lowers cholesterol
tonic
antidepressant
emollient
Medicinal parts
Seeds
Stems
Has medicinal uses
yes
Do not self-administer
no
Do no use if pregnant
no
Legally restricted
no
Toxicity precautions
Medicinal notes
%s is edible. Oats has too many possible beneficial herbal uses to fully enumerate. A few of its uses include: as a cholesterol reducer, as a tonic, as an antidepressant and as an emollient. See the medicinal properties section for the full list. The seeds and the stems are used in herbal preparations. Although this plant is freely wind-pollinated, it shouldn't pose too much difficulty to the hay fever susceptible. May to August is the usual season for causing hay-fever problems.
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