Avena Sativa - are oats an aphrodisiac?

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TweetAvena Sativa - are oats an aphrodisiac?

Actually, avena sativa is the scientific name for the grass commonly known as oats. "Sativa" means "wild", but it doesn’t add much meaning. The domesticated oats is "wild oats". There is no "garden oats" or "field oats".

What is sold as the alleged aphrodisiac "avena sativa" is an extract from oats straw. While oats have a long reputation for being the most energizing grain, the alleged sexual effects are only promoted now. Avena sativa, the extract, is said to free up bound testosterone in both men and women. If this were indeed the case, a pro-sexual effect would be obvious. Most positive effects of testosterone, including sex drive, are attributed to free testosterone, while bound testosterone is mainly a subject of study when enlarged prostates are the primary concern.

Alas, there is no scientific proof that oats straw extract does indeed have an influence on testosterone levels.

While there are hundreds of food plants that increase estrogen tone (so-called phytoestrogens), there are, to the best of my knowledge, only two that have been scientifically proven to elevate testosterone levels, tribulus terrestis and tongkat ali. However, for both plants, the testosterone-elevating effect can only be obtained when the plant is highly concentrated.

While tribulus terrestis is a rather new entry in the material medica, tongkat ali has been used for centuries in Southeast Asia as a sexual booster by local men. For more details on tongkat ali, please see my domain www.TestingTongkatAli.com.

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Avena Sativa extract hasn’t passed the test I have set for sexual enhancement supplements. Which doesn’t mean that oats wouldn’t be healthy.

The following is the nutritional value of oats, the grain (not the extract sold as aphrodisiac). Values are per 100 gram of the edible part.

Proximates

Water - 8.220 gram
Energy - 389 kcal
Energy - 1628 kj
Protein - 16.890 gram
Total lipid (fat) - 6.900 gram
Carbohydrate, by difference - 66.270 gram
Fiber, total dietary - 10.600 gram
Ash - 1.720 gram

Amino acids

Arginine - 1.192 g
Alanine - 0.881 g
Aspartic acid - 1.448 g
Cystine - 0.408 g
Glutamic acid - 3.712 g
Glycine - 0.841 g
Histidine - 0.405 g
Isoleucine - 0.694 g
Leucine - 1.284 g
Lysine - 0.701 g
Methionine - 0.312 g
Phenylalanine - 0.895 g
Proline - 0.934 g
Serine - 0.750 g
Threonine - 0.575 g
Tryptophan - 0.234 g
Tyrosine - 0.573 g
Valine - 0.937 g

Minerals

Calcium, Ca - 54 mg
Iron, Fe - 4.720 mg
Magnesium, Mg - 177 mg
Phosphorus, P - 523 mg
Potassium, K - 429 mg
Sodium, Na - 2 mg
Zinc, Zn - 3.970 mg
Copper, Cu - 0.626 mg
Manganese, Mn - 4.916 mg

Vitamins

Vitamin C, ascorbic acid - 0 mg
Thiamin - 0.763 mg
Riboflavin - 0.139 mg
Niacin - 0.961 mg
Pantothenic acid - 1.349 mg
Vitamin B-6 - 0.119 mg
Folate - 56 mcg
Vitamin B-12 - 0 mcg
Vitamin A, IU - 0 IU
Vitamin A, RE - 0 mcg_RE
Vitamin E - 0.700 mg_ATE

Lipids

Fatty acids, saturated - 1.217 g
Fatty acids, monounsaturated - 2.178 g
Fatty acids, polyunsaturated - 2.535 g
Cholesterol - 0 mg

Source: US Department of Agriculture

According to the Modern Herbal of Maud Grieve, the medicinal action and uses are primarily as a stimulant and antispasmodic. Oats (Avena Sativa) are made into gruel. This is prepared by boiling 1 OZ. of oatmeal or groats in 3 pints of water till reduced to 1 quart, then straining it, sugar, lemons, wine, or raisins being added as flavouring. Gruel thus is a mild nutritious aliment, of easy digestion in inflammatory cases and fevers; it is very useful after parturition, and is sometimes employed in poisoning from acid substances. It is found useful also as a demulcent enema and boiled into a thick paste makes a good emollient poultice. Oatmeal is unsoluble in alcohol, ether, and the oils, but the two first move an oleoresinous matter from it. It is to be avoided in dyspepsia accompanied with acidity of the stomach. The pericarp of Oats contains an amorphous alkaloid which acts as a stimulant of the motor ganglia, increasing the excitability of the muscles, and in horses causes excitement. A tincture is made by permeating 4 OZ. of ground oatmeal to 1 pint diluted alcohol, keeping the first 5 1/2 OZ. (fluid), and evaporating the remainder down to 1/2 fluid ounce, and adding this to the first 5 1/2 fluid ounces. The extract and tincture are useful as a nerve and uterine tonic. Dosage: Fluid extract, 10 to 30 drops in hot water.

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