The unique cereal - oats, the healing properties of which have been known since ancient times - enjoys well-deserved fame among the great healers. Various decoctions, jelly and cereals from this cereal have always been a part of traditional Russian cuisine. Today, oats are more popular in folk medicine as a tonic. The healing properties of oats help stabilize the metabolism, strengthen the heart, significantly reduce cholesterol. It contains a whole set of trace elements and vitamins: calcium, iodine, fluorine, phosphorus, zinc, potassium, cobalt, molybdenum, manganese, iron, nickel, chromium, etc.
To remove toxins and normalize weight will also help oats, the healing properties of a unique cereal will allow these processes to pass easily and smoothly. For those suffering from liver diseases, the product is a real find, as it helps to eliminate harmful substances, unloading this organ.
The most common way to consume oats is considered a decoction. Different sources are given in existing sources, but there are no serious contraindications for taking this cereal, so any reasonable doses are acceptable. The healing properties of a decoction of oats increase with prolonged insisting or languishing in a water bath.
The most common recipe for preparing a decoction is very simple: boil 5 tablespoons of grains of milk ripeness in 2 liters of water for about 30 minutes, be sure to insist. Take 200 ml up to 3 times during the day.
For the treatment of severe cough in adults and children, the following recipe is used: 2 tablespoons of oats and raisins must be poured with cool boiled water in an amount of 1.5 liters, then simmer in the oven until half of the liquid remains. Then you need to strain and add there 1 tablespoon of honey. Take 1 tablespoon several times a day.
A very diligent assistant in restoring health is oats, its medicinal properties do not work immediately, so you need to tune in to long-term cooperation with him. But there is a recipe that can provide an ambulance to the liver. Here is his description: you need to boil any silver object in 1.5 liters of water, then add 150 g of oats, preferably unpeeled. Be sure to refrigerate for 15 minutes. and insist for at least 2 hours. To drink such a decoction should be up to 3 times a day, 500 ml before meals.
There are several other options for the use of oats for therapeutic and prophylactic purposes:
- a glass of broth in combination with honey will help restore sleep;
- with a severe breakdown, oatmeal jelly diluted with milk and seasoned with honey will help;
- for the treatment of influenza, a decoction of oats is used, for the preparation of which it is necessary to soak a glass of cereals in one liter of water. In the morning, evaporate the liquid to half the volume and drink during the day;
- Fresh oatmeal juice also has a great healing effect. To prepare it, you need to grind the green spikelets and squeeze the juice. Take it 100 ml 2-3 times a day before meals.
Natural beauty will also help to maintain oats, its healing properties will help restore elasticity and freshness to the skin, whiten it. Eating cereal in any form prevents brittle nails and cross-section of hair.