Source:
- Common Name: Oat
- Botanical Name: Avena sativa
- Family: Poaceae (Grass family)
- Preparation: Tincture made from fresh green oats
- Miasm: Psoric
- Constitution: Nervous, overworked, debilitated, convalescent types
- "The nerve and nutrition tonic for the fatigued and exhausted."
KEYNOTE SYMPTOMS
- Nerve tonic—for nervous exhaustion and sexual debility
- Cures insomnia—especially due to worry, tension, or overuse of stimulants
- Builds strength in weak, emaciated, or convalescent patients
- Helps withdrawal from morphine, alcohol, or tobacco addiction
- Acts as a brain and heart tonic
CLINICAL INDICATIONS
Nervous System:
- Nervous exhaustion from overwork, grief, or worry
- Brain fag, poor concentration
- Insomnia from worry, stress, or stimulant overuse
- Neuralgia with fatigue and coldness
- Neurasthenia, hysteria, melancholia
Addiction Support:
- Drug withdrawal symptoms from morphine, tobacco, or alcohol
- Nervous tremors or anxiety during withdrawal
- Improves mental clarity and sleep
Debility and Convalescence:
- Weakness after fever, flu, or long illness
- General prostration, lack of vitality
- Anorexia, loss of appetite
- Good in iron-deficiency states (supportive role)
Sleep Disorders:
- Sleeplessness with mental worry
- Insomnia in old people or students
- Restless sleep; wakes frequently
MODALITIES
|
Worse From |
Better From |
|
Mental exertion |
Rest |
|
Worry and grief |
Sleep, proper nutrition |
|
Drug withdrawal |
Continued use of tincture |
MIND
SYMPTOMS
- Low spirits, dullness of mind
- Difficulty concentrating
- Sadness without cause
- Oversensitive and irritable
- Nervousness with restlessness
CONSTITUTIONAL INDICATIONS
- Thin, weak individuals
- Nervous and anxious persons
- Elderly people with sleeplessness
- Students under exam stress
- Convalescents after acute illness
POTENCY & DOSAGE
- Mother tincture (Q) is most commonly used:
- ➤ 5–15 drops in water, 2–3 times daily
- Can also be used in 3X or 6C for gentle nerve stimulation
- Best taken in chronic fatigue, insomnia, or as a long-term tonic
COMPARE WITH:
|
Remedy |
Comparison |
|
Passiflora |
Similar sleep remedy, more for spasms |
|
Coffea cruda |
Insomnia from active thoughts |
|
Ignatia |
Nervousness after grief |
|
Nux vomica |
Irritable insomnia with stimulant abuse |
|
Alfalfa |
Builds nutrition, works well in combination |
ONE LINE SUMMARY:
"Avena sativa is a calming nutritive tonic, especially for insomnia and nervous exhaustion in overworked or addicted individuals."
REFERENCES:
- Boericke's Materia Medica
- Clarke’s Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica
- Hering’s Guiding Symptoms
- Allen’s Keynotes
MEMORY TRICK: A.V.E.N.A.
- A – Addiction remedy (for morphine, alcohol, tobacco)
- V – Vitality booster
- E – Exhaustion, nervous
- N – Nerve tonic
- A – Aids sleep (insomnia)
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MATERIA MEDICA