Oats are cereals whose homeland is considered to be Mongolia and northeast of China. It is unpretentious to climatic conditions and soils, so it quickly spread and began to be cultivated in many countries.
Why did people use oats in the distant past?
Initially, it was spread as a weed in crops of wheat and barley. Somewhat later, people began to cultivate it as animal feed. And only after some time, oats began to be grown to obtain oatmeal, from which oat cakes were baked . It is known for certain that the healers of ancient China, Egypt and India used this cereal to treat various diseases. Even then, people knew how to make oats, and used such a decoction as an antipyretic. And people believed that the decoction of oats was able to maintain youth and excellent health for many years.
The use of oats nowadays
Now oats are widely used for the production of oat flour, cereals, coffee substitute. Due to the fact that oat products are easily absorbed by our intestines, they are of great value in baby and diet food. Oatmeal jelly and oatmeal are a healthy dietary breakfast. For their preparation, oat flakes are used, during cooking of which a special mucous substance is formed, which gently affects the walls of the stomach and intestines, without irritating them. That is why oats, like hundreds of years ago, are used to treat the gastrointestinal tract and liver. About how to brew oats and use such a decoction, I will tell in this article.
Oatmeal Recipe
So, in order to prepare a decoction of oats, you will need a glass of unpeeled oats and a tablespoon of honey. Oats are thoroughly washed in running water, then they are poured with cold water and put on fire.
After boiling, remove the foam and boil for 20 minutes, after which it is removed from the heat, wrapped and left to infuse for a day. The question of how to make oats has been resolved. After time, the broth is filtered, honey is added and boiled again. The finished oat broth is cooled, a little freshly squeezed lemon juice is added and stored in the refrigerator. Drink oat broth 100 grams a day for half an hour before eating. It is worth noting that there are several recipes for making oats. In our case, we added honey and lemon, which increase the taste and healing properties of the decoction. And there are recipes where they add hawthorn juice, walnuts, raisins, dried apricots and so on to the broth.
What diseases does oats treat?
And now let's talk about the diseases that are treated with this decoction. This medicine is used in the treatment of the following diseases:
- gastritis;
- hepatitis;
- pancreatitis
- colds (both antipyretic and diaphoretic);
- insomnia.
And also a decoction of oats helps to cleanse the body of toxins, helping to fight excess weight.
Now you know how to make oats. Make such a decoction for the treatment of the above diseases. It has a mild effect on the body, unlike tablets. Watch your health, and then everything will be all right with you!