Oats: useful properties and contraindications. Treatment and cleansing with a decoction of oats

Hello dear readers! You know that many products in the modern world have lost their popularity (this can be said about lentils, for example, or barley), but oats are still as popular as our ancestors.

Why are the medicinal properties of oats so special, does it have any contraindications, how to properly make a decoction from this plant for weight loss and body cleansing - you will learn all about this from today's article.

Useful medicinal properties of oats

Due to the richest composition of oats (it contains only one minerals - 27, a lot of vitamins, dietary fiber, proteins, starch ...) it is used to treat a wide variety of problems and ailments:

• Even our ancestors used oat grains when they were exhausted physically or emotionally, as they believed that these grains give energy and new strength. And now it is already known that oats help.

• Decoctions and tinctures from oats help to remove heavy metals, toxins and toxins, therefore they are actively used to cleanse the body.
• Oats have a beneficial effect on the kidneys and the digestive process. If you have problems with intestinal motility, oats will help to cope with this.
• Oatmeal is recommended for those who have problems with the intestinal tract, stomach and lungs.
• Taking baths with a decoction of oat straw can alleviate the condition of some skin diseases.
• Oat straw is an excellent remedy for diabetes, flatulence, high fever, its diuretic and diaphoretic effects are known.
• The healing properties of oats manifest themselves in solving problems with blood vessels at the initial stage of hypertension (the level of cholesterol decreases, the vessels are cleared of sclerotic plaques), and also as a tonic for the musculoskeletal system.
• A variety of inflammatory processes, including gastritis, pancreatitis, liver disease, immune system problems, metabolic disorders - for the treatment of these problems, oats are an excellent alternative.
• With diathesis, eczema, poor appetite, it is also worth eating oat grains.
• The density of your hair, the beauty of your skin and the strength of your nails will also be positively affected by tinctures and decoctions of oats. Preparations based on this grain will help reduce cravings for tobacco and opium.

Many people wonder how to drink oats? As you will see below, there are many recipes for drinking oat broth, although I’ll say right away that even Hippocrates claimed that drinking oat broth as tea is good for health, and although we are used to drinking tea after meals, it is recommended to use oat broth, leisurely savoring, small sips for 30 min. or an hour before meals. Treatment with oats provides for various dosages and frequency of administration..

How to make a decoction of oats?

• The simplest thing is to pour 500 ml of boiled water at a temperature of about 40 ° 2 tablespoons at night. ground oat grain. In the morning for 5-10 min. the infusion of oats is boiled, after which it is filtered and consumed as a tea before meals.

This is a general recommendation for preparing a medicinal decoction of oats. In order to effectively get rid of a particular problem and achieve your goal, you need to know how to brew oats, depending on the specific case or disease. After all, it can be steamed in a thermos, simmered in an oven or in a water bath, cooked not only in water, but also in milk, adding honey. But let's take a closer look.

Depletion of the body and decoction of oats. Pour 1 liter of boiling water into 1 cup of oatmeal and boil until jelly is formed. After that, strain the broth, mix with milk in a ratio of 1 × 1 and again place on fire for 5-10 minutes, then let the broth cool and put 3 tbsp. honey. Three times a day, 200 ml is taken in a warm decoction.

Gastritis and ulcer. Rinse unpeeled oats and dry well. Then grind them in a coffee grinder or in a blender, take 0.5 cups of the resulting raw material, pour 500 ml of water into it and boil. Under the lid, boil over low heat for 20-30 minutes, make sure that the broth does not “run away” during cooking. Pass the cooled broth of oats through gauze, squeeze, add boiled water to the filtered broth in such an amount to get 600 ml of a jelly-like product. Divide into 3 times 200 ml and take it warm for 30 minutes. before meals.

Chronic gastritis and hepatitis. Rinse 0.5 cups of oat grains, fill them with 500 ml of water and leave to infuse for 12 days. After that, place the product on the fire and boil for 30 minutes. under the lid. Let it brew for 12 hours, then add plain water to the level to make 500 ml of the product, and 3 times a day between meals or just before, use it at 70-100 ml.

Flu and oats. In the evening, rinse a glass of oat grains, pour 1 liter of water. In the morning, the remedy is placed on fire and boiled until half of the water has evaporated. Then it is passed through gauze and drunk warm during the day. Together with it, 500 ml of yogurt is used with crushed five cloves of garlic added to it,

Insomnia and oats. Pass through a meat grinder 1st.l. oat grains, fill them with 100 ml of vodka and place in a warm place for 15 days. When the tincture is ready, use it twice a day, 30 drops diluted with water.

Kidneys, thyroid and oats. Pour 1 cup of oat grains with five glasses of cold water, cook over low heat until the amount of broth decreases to half the initial volume, pass through gauze. Put in a decoction 4h.l. honey and boil the remedy. The decoction is consumed warm for 1 hour. before meals three times a day, 250 ml.

Diarrhea or bile problems and oats. How to prepare a decoction of oats depending on the problem? It's simple: boil 2 tablespoons in 250 ml of water. oatmeal or grains until a thick mass forms. The decoction is drunk warm three times a day before meals, 100-200 ml. A decoction of oatmeal flour is best used for diarrhea, and a decoction in the form of jelly from oat grains - for problems with the separation of bile.

Arthritis and oats. For the treatment of arthritis, the following wraps will come in handy: in an enamel bowl, you need to make a mixture of oat straw, pine branches and hay dust (everything is taken in equal proportions) so that the mixture occupies 2/3 of the volume of the bowl. Everything is filled with water and for 30 minutes. placed on fire. Then the broth is infused for 20 minutes, a sheet, socks and prepared pieces of fabric for hands and neck are dipped into it. After wringing out pieces of fabric a little, quickly wrap them around the neck and hands, pull socks on your feet and wrap yourself in a sheet up to your armpits. Then lie down in bed and wrap yourself up in a blanket. Lie down like this for 2 hours. The procedure is done every day for a month or two.

Smoking and oats. Mix 50g each of oat, millet, barley and rye grains and fill them with 500ml of water. After placing on fire and boiling, boil for 10 minutes, then place everything in a thermos and let it infuse for 12 hours. After straining the prepared infusion, use it 3 times a day, 100 ml each, until you feel an aversion to smoking.

Urolithiasis and oats. You will need such a recipe for tincture: you need to scroll green oat grass through a meat grinder and fill a half-liter jar to the top with it. Chopped grass should be poured with vodka and put in a dark place for 15-20 days. From time to time, the product needs to be shaken. When it is ready, pass it through cheesecloth. Tincture is used as a solution (20-30 drops per 1 tablespoon of water) before meals three times a day.

Prevention of ischemia and oats. Remove debris and rinse 50 g of oats and pour 500 ml of cold water over it, bring to a boil, remove from heat and let it brew for 3-4 hours. Then pour 70 g of crushed elecampane roots with oats decoction, boil them together and another 2 hours. insist. After straining, put 30 g of honey. The drink is consumed 100 ml three times a day before meals.

Slimming on oats

It turns out that the beneficial properties of oats have been identified for weight loss. Substances that contain oat grains help to effectively absorb carbohydrates and fats, improving lipid metabolism and muscle function.

• Oats for weight loss are prepared as follows: pour 1 liter of water into a glass of unhusked grains and let them infuse for 10-12 hours. Then add a little water to the swollen grains and boil for 1.5 hours, then let the broth cool. After passing through gauze, wipe the grains through a sieve and mix again with the liquid. The agent must be boiled again, allowed to cool and taken for 1 hour. before meals three times a day, 250 ml. Store the decoction of oats for weight loss in the refrigerator. The course of admission lasts 15-30 days - the duration depends on the result.

Oats to cleanse the body and restore the digestive tract

• Pour 3 liters of water into 3 cups of oat grains with husks and boil for 3 hours. on a small fire. Then strain the solution and store in the refrigerator. The decoction is consumed warm, 100 ml per 1 hour. before eating.
• Try this oat infusion: pour cold boiled water over oat grains in a ratio of 1 × 2, 12-16 hours. insist and pass through gauze or a fine sieve. The infusion is used three times a day for 100g. If you give it to children, then the dose of the drug used is 1 tbsp.
• Cleansing with oats can also be done like this: prepare an infusion of oats according to the previous recipe and drink on an empty stomach in the morning, 2-3 hours beforehand. before lunch and 2-3 hours. after it, a portion of 400 ml of infusion at a time.
• There is even 2 day oatmeal diet: for two days, only oat dishes are consumed in the form of soups, cereals, jelly, oatmeal pancakes, meatballs, and more. Compliance with the drinking regime is mandatory! In addition to plain water, it is allowed to drink green tea, rosehip broth.

Contraindications for eating oats

1. If you are the "owner" of gallstones, you should not use decoctions or infusions of oats!
2. With cholecystitis, renal or cardiovascular insufficiency, hyperacidity and serious liver diseases, consultation on the use of oats with a specialist gastroenterologist is desirable.
3. If a woman is pregnant, there are no contraindications to the use of oats, but still you should not abuse them and increase dosages.
4. In all cases, stick to the dosages, do not try to "get well soon" by increasing the recommended doses. Will not work.

Another point worthy of your attention: I hope you noticed that all the beneficial properties of oats refer specifically to the grains of this cereal, and not to the cereals and instant cereals that are so popular today. Oat flakes and oat grains are “two big differences”, as they say in Odessa