Guest guest Posted September 5, 2003 Report Share Posted September 5, 2003 Bob, Thanks for the Chinese references to oat. It is important to note that the oat of my monograph is not the same as eating oats for breakfast. Oats that are eaten are fully mature oat seeds. The oat used in medicine, at least for the last millenia is the immature oat, harvested when, if squeezed, it exudes a white milky juice. This is very important as there has been some research showing this to be a superior MEDICINE than mature oats. Of course oats has a very long tradition in Europe, likely longer than the Chinese, for its healing properties. Although some species may have originated in China, Avena fatua and its cultivated cousin Avena sativa are of European origin and have been cultivated since around the time of Christ. Before that time oat was only used as medicine as it was thought to be quite inferior as a food, probably due to the fact that it has no glutin producing proteins and so could not be used to leven bread. It is also not a naked grain like wheat or corn and the husk, which is inedible, is difficult to remove and will cause spoilage if not removed. Hense we have " rolled oats " because it is an easy way to process the grain. thomas Chinese Herbology and Acupuncture acupuncture and herbal information " Knowing nothing, you will be aware of everything. " Lao Tzu Oats From Yin Zhi Ben Cao (Food Therapy Materia Medica) by Jiang Qing-yun, Beijing, 1990: Sweet, level (or neutral), no toxins. Fills and glosses the intestines. From Yin Wu Zhong Yao Yu Bian Fang (Food Substances, Chinese Medicinals & Folk Formulas) by Ye Jie-quan, Jiangsu Science & Technology Press, Nanjing, 1980: Sweet, level, no toxins. Extremely nourishing, able to stop vacuity sweating. From Zhong Yao Da Ci Dian (Great Dictionary of Chinese Medicinals): Sweet, warm, no toxins. Able to supplement vacuity detriment. Treats spitting blood, vacuity sweating, and women's red flooding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2003 Report Share Posted September 5, 2003 , " " < @e...> wrote: > Bob, > > Thanks for the Chinese references to oat. It is important to note that the > oat of my monograph is not the same as eating oats for breakfast. Oats that > are eaten are fully mature oat seeds one would expect some overlap in functions, perhaps, just as the mature and immature fruit of citrus aurantium (zhi ke and zhi shi) have different, but still similar properties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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