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Botanical name: Avena sativa
Family Poaceae
Therapeutic actions
Antioxidant
Anti-depressive: uplifting and counteracts melancholy
Anti-inflammatory
Anti-spasmodic
Aphrodisiac: increases sexual desire
Cardio tonic
Depurative: helps to purify the body, particularly the blood
Demulcent
Emollient
Hypotensive: lowers blood pressure
Nervine tonic
Relaxant: causes relaxation of the mind and/or the body
Sedative: reduces nervousness, distress, or agitation