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Nom le plus probable (Nom soumis)
100 %Score de confiance
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Date de création
20 déc. 2021
Dernière révision
9 oct. 2023
Bratoszewice, ŁODR, Experimental fields
Probably evolved in central or northern Europe from wild Avena sterilis L.
Wind pollinated.
Edible plant - grains cooked an prepare different ways; raw - used for fermentation; oat flour produced in the dry-milling operation currently is used as an antioxidant in food products; the roasted seeds stand for the coffee substitute; an edible oil is obtained from seeds, it is used in the manufacture of breakfast cereals.
Herbal plant - the seed is a mealy nutritive herb that is antispasmodic, cardiac, diuretic, emollient, nervine and stimulant; the seed contains the antitumor compound b-sitosterol and has been used as a folk remedy for tumours; when consumed regularly, oat germ reduces blood cholesterol levels; oat straw and the grain are prescribed to treat general debility and a wide range of nervous conditions.