Oat Straw - Yulaf Sapı

Oats are an erect, annual grass, with elongated flat rough leaves. The seeds are gold in color and spindle-shaped. The seeds as well as the stalks (straw) (yulaf sapı) are used. It is a nutritive herb, and acts as a tonic to the heart, nerves, and thymus gland and has excellent emollient properties. Regular consumption of oat germ is said to lower cholesterol levels.

Health and Oat Straw (Yulaf sapı)

Oats are used internally to treat depression, nervous exhaustion, shingles, herpes, menopausal symptoms, and debility following illness. The stalks (oat straw - (yulaf sapı)) are used as a herbal tea and are used to fight osteoporosis, to build bones and for pain relief, calming hyperactive children, soothing elderly people, fighting anxiety and panic attacks, boosting the immune system, lifting depression and countering nervous exhaustion.

Green oats are thought to have a sedative effect and are also useful when trying to stop smoking by reducing the craving to smoke. Wild oats on the other hand have been used as a natural aphrodisiac and strength enhancer by men and women and is said to help free bound testosterone as well as stimulate the motor ganglia, thereby increasing the excitability of the muscles. A daily dose of oat bran is also used to lower cholesterol levels.

Used externally for various medical and cosmetic preparations to treat eczema, acne and dry skin. When oat straw (yulaf sapı) is added to a bath it helps with inflammatory skin conditions, as well as seborrhoeic skin disorders. Ground dried oats are a traditional ingredient in cosmetics and are used for their clearing and rejuvenating action.