Herb latin name: Wild Oats,Wild Oats Extract

Latin name: Avena fatua

Family: Gramineae (Grass Family)

Medicinal use of Wild Oats: The seeds are diuretic, emollient and refrigerant.

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Habitat of the herb: the herb: A common weed of arable land and waste ground.

Edible parts of Wild Oats: Seed - cooked. The seed ripens in the latter half of summer and, when harvested and dried, can store for several years. It has a floury texture and a mild, somewhat creamy flavour. It can be used as a staple food crop in either savoury or sweet dishes. The seed can be cooked whole, though it is more commonly ground into a flour and used as a cereal in all the ways that oats are used, especially as a porridge but also to make biscuits, sourdough bread etc. The seed can also be sprouted and eaten raw or cooked in salads, stews etc. The roasted seed is a coffee substitute.

Other uses of the herb: The straw has a wide range of uses such as for bio-mass, fibre, mulch, paper-making and thatching. Some caution is advised in its use as a mulch since oat straw can infest strawberries with stem and bulb eelworm.

Propagation of Wild Oats: Seed - sow in situ in early spring or in the autumn. Only just cover the seed. Germination should take place within 2 weeks.

Cultivation of the herb: A common weed of arable land and waste ground.

Known hazards of Avena fatua: None known

Herb latin name: Wild Oats,Wild Oats Extract

Latin name: Avena fatua

Family: Gramineae (Grass Family)

Medicinal use of Wild Oats: The seeds are diuretic, emollient and refrigerant.

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Habitat of the herb: the herb: A common weed of arable land and waste ground.

Edible parts of Wild Oats: Seed - cooked. The seed ripens in the latter half of summer and, when harvested and dried, can store for several years. It has a floury texture and a mild, somewhat creamy flavour. It can be used as a staple food crop in either savoury or sweet dishes. The seed can be cooked whole, though it is more commonly ground into a flour and used as a cereal in all the ways that oats are used, especially as a porridge but also to make biscuits, sourdough bread etc. The seed can also be sprouted and eaten raw or cooked in salads, stews etc. The roasted seed is a coffee substitute.

Other uses of the herb: The straw has a wide range of uses such as for bio-mass, fibre, mulch, paper-making and thatching. Some caution is advised in its use as a mulch since oat straw can infest strawberries with stem and bulb eelworm.

Propagation of Wild Oats: Seed - sow in situ in early spring or in the autumn. Only just cover the seed. Germination should take place within 2 weeks.

Cultivation of the herb: A common weed of arable land and waste ground.

Known hazards of Avena fatua: None known