Oats are known to mankind more than 4 millennia. And though people began to cultivate it later, than wheat or barley, so far it extended very widely. And on it there were reasons. Thanks to what the cereal received such popularity and also as far as it is useful and as it to apply, you learn from our article.
Chemical composition of seeds of oats
In the analysis of structure it is possible to find the following substances and elements:
- starch,
- proteins,
- amino acids,
- tyrosine,
- fats,
- triglycerides,
- phospholipids,
- fatty acids,
- flavonoids,
- sterols,
- saponins,
- beta sitosterol,
- skopoletin,
- vanillin,
- avenin,
- trigonellin,
- it is well-cared,
- enzymes,
- sugar,
- hemicellulose,
- cellulose,
- gum,
- essential oil,
- organic acids,
- B1, B2, B3, B6, B9 vitamins,
- vitamin E,
- biotin,
- phytin acids,
- folatsin,
- salts macro - and minerals.
Whether you know? Frantsuz Zh. de Caterin lived 120 years. It is known that all life of saws a health elixir, so he called oat broth.
Than oats are useful to an organism
Culture has the mass of useful qualities. Its anti-inflammatory properties are used long ago by the person. At the mention of porridge much are instantly occurred by its usefulness for a GIT. But a stomach disease and intestines — not the only problems with which it is possible to fight against the help of simple porridge successfully.
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Oats seed — the storeroom which contains many diseases medicine. The cereal is rich with a large number micro and macrocells, vitamins, amino acids, carbohydrates, fats, cellulose. Only it is necessary to know how it is correct to take this wealth and from what it helps:
- treats various inflammations;
- well influences nervous, endocrine and cardiovascular systems (thanks to magnesium);
- stimulates immunity;
- helps at an initial stage of a hypertension;
- well influences kidneys;
- supports an organism at colds, reducing temperature and removing toxins;
- beta glucan, or cellulose, in a stomach reaches a certain density, enveloping stomach walls, connects cholesterol and improves a state at GIT diseases.
Porridge with honey — the excellent beginning of day. The combination of plain carbohydrates of honey and difficult which contain in oats yields great result. Honey quickly raises glucose level in blood, as a result — instant inflow of energy which, however, lasts not for long.
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But by then, as the charge of fast (plain) carbohydrates begins to run low, difficult, contained in oats, take over the baton. Now they — fuel on which the organism can hold on easily till a lunch, and if necessary longer. That is why porridge — such useful and rather light breakfast.
Recipes of traditional medicine
Besides nutritional value, oats have rather big set of qualities thanks to which it was widely used in the medical purposes.
Important! When using oats for treatment and prevention, it is necessary to take the raw, whole, eco-friendly grain. Such cereal can be bought in special shops.
At arthritis
5 glasses of grains will be necessary for you. They have to be the whole, crude and not processed chemicals from rodents.
- Fill up oats in the enameled pan, add 4 l of water, put on fire and bring to boiling.
- After boiling the pan needs to be put for 1 hour in the oven warmed up to 180 °C. Regularly stir slowly the pining weight.
- In an hour get a pan from an oven, let's cool down a little and filter.
- Broth is drunk warm on 150 ml three times a day to food, adding a honey teaspoon.
- The remained oats use for compresses. Take 2 tablespoons of warm weight, turn in a cotton napkin and apply to a sore point. You hold, will not cool down yet, then throw out the cooled-down weight (watchdogs can feed).
- The oat weight and broth should be held in the fridge. As required slightly warm and use as it is specified.
- Repeat procedures within 21 days, then 7 days a break. If necessary repeat.
At insomnia
In traditional medicine oats also use at insomnia.
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More precisely, its broth which is prepared as follows:
- One tablespoon of whole grains is filled in by 0.5 glasses of water. Bring to boiling.
- After boiling fire is done minimum and cooked until thick.
- After filtering, broth is ready to the use.
If there are no grains, flakes will approach though the result will be worse:
- To make about 250 ml of flakes in 1 liter of boiled water.
- To cook to consistence of kissel.
- To drink warm 3 once a day 150 ml.
Whether you know? Oats extended on the world from Mongolia and the adjacent areas of China.
At gastrointestinal diseases
Long ago salutary effect of oats on bodies of a GIT is known. It is used for treatment of intestines, a pancreas, various problems of a stomach. Not only existence in a cereal of certain substances and elements, but also special consistence of correctly prepared broth affects.
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How to make oats that to achieve it, it is reported in the recipe:
- Grains should be washed out and dried well, having laid out them on cotton fabric a thin layer.
- To pound dry-through grains by means of the blender in powder.
- Half-glass of powder fill in 0.5 l of water and put on fire before boiling.
- After boiling cook on small fire of 30 more minutes.
- After broth cools down, it it is necessary to filter and wring out the remained cake.
- The received broth is added fresh boiled water up to 0.5 liters.
- Accept three times a day before food.
At pancreatitis
At inflammations of a pancreas use thus:
- To fill in a glass of grains with 1 liter of the distilled water. Let infuses within ten hours.
- To put infusion on small fire, to bring to boiling.
- After boiling to reduce fire and to cook 30 more minutes.
- To remove a pan from fire, to make good heat insulation, having densely covered with a blanket and to leave per day.
- To filter the received infusion, it is good to wring out. The distilled water to bring volume to 1 l.
- Drink 150 ml three times a day, next the heart.
Important! Druggists use oats for preparation of soothing tincture and in food for fitness and bodybuilding.
For cleaning of a liver
For treatment, or just for the purpose of prevention and cleaning of a liver, oats it is necessary to make as well as in the previous recipe. To drink 100 ml three times a day, to food. Accept within 60 days, take a monthly break then it is possible to continue.
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As it is possible to use in the cosmetology purposes
In cosmetology the cereal is actively used by professionals. Beauty shops widely apply various extracts and extracts in masks, srubs, compresses. It is possible to meet on sale the shampoos which are moisturizing and tightening creams of the known world brands which part the cereal is. Due to the hypoallergenicity, it suits practically all. It is vitamin-rich, the antioxidants and minerals promoting endocrine processes and consequently, the fastest regeneration of an integument. For receiving extract use sprouts of a plant. Do both medical, and preventive cosmetics of it. Oil of a cereal is excellent means for hair care.
The best assistants for appearance skin among vitamins — vitamin A and vitamin E.
Practicing cosmetic procedures with use of a cereal, it is possible to feel result shortly. Try to make a photo of the person close up, on the camera with the good permission. In a month of a cosmetic course make the repeated picture in the same conditions (lighting, distance). You are surprised to how the complexion changed.
Several simple recipes:
- Cereal broth (how it is correct to make oats decoction, it is written above) it is possible to wash in the mornings. For this purpose it should be diluted with 5 parts of the settled, warmish water.
- Broth of usual consistence which we prepared for intake is applied as a face pack. Put on a face and leave for 6-7 minutes, later wash away.
- Add to structure of more difficult mask on 1 tablespoon of oat flakes and yogurt or low-fat sour cream. Such mask should be held within 20 min.
- Thanks to the balanced content of acids, vitamins and minerals, besides cosmetic effect, masks from oats have the revitalizing and healing effect on skin. Are also excellent rash and pimples medicine.
- Appliques and baths with use of a cereal — excellent means from callosities and natoptyshy.
- Try to mix 4 tablespoons of the processed flakes with two yolks and two spoons of vegetable unrefined oil (it is better to get in the market). Apply this weight on hair and roll up a film, and from above — a towel. Leave for 45 minutes. Repeat an action weekly, and soon people around will pay attention as it is brilliant, in literal and figurative sense, your hair look.
Vitamin E and vitamin A are known for the positive influence and the strengthening effect for hair.
Additional ingredients can be a part of masks. Such as fermented milk products, mineral oils, ground coffee and mass of others. An oat basis — fine means on the basis of which, taking into account your specific problem, it is possible to prepare an excellent cosmetic mask especially for you.
Whether you know? In the 16th century the German brewers cooked oat beer though they at the end of the 19th century in Germany adopted the law according to which in preparation of beer it was possible to use only barley. And up to the middle of 1970 did whisky of oats.
How to prepare broth for weight loss
Cereal broth — a great way of weight loss. It normalizes endocrine processes in an organism, well influences the immune system, cleans an organism. The monthly course of application of means, together with restriction of the use of carbohydrates, can yield great result — to minus 8 kg and more.
Physical exercises — one of the most important assistants in weight loss. The yoga, occupations on the racetrack and the exercise bike, dances is suitable for this purpose.
For preparation of broth it is necessary to take the whole seeds of oats which are not subjected to processing:
- In liter clean (it is better to buy) waters to fill in 250 ml of oats. Let infuses during the day.
- To allow to begin to boil and cook 90 minutes, stirring slowly.
- Cool and filter. Break oat weight the blender in porridge and stir with the remained liquid.
- Bring to boiling and remove to cool down.
- Accept on a glass three times a day, within a month.
Contraindications and possible harm
Per se, there are no contraindications to consumption of oats. The individual intolerance is possible though it meets extremely seldom. Cereal rather hypoallergenic.
- Stones and sand in a gall bladder — the possible reason for which it is necessary to consult the doctor.
- Problems of a cardiovascular system.
- Renal failure.
- The increased acidity of a stomach.
Important! The power value of 100 g of oats — 300 Kcal. The cereal has quite high caloric content though is a dietary product.
Perhaps, the only harm which oats can cause to an organism is its unlimited use in the form of sweet porridges moreover generously flavored with oil. Then excess several kilograms in the near future are guaranteed to you. And for the rest — consumption of oats and its broths brings only undoubted benefit for an organism.