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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

U.S. Department of Agriculture

E Avena sativa (Poaceae) PDF

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Common name(s)
Oats; Avena; Yulaf; Oatmeal; Dousar

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Total Uses: 11

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Use	Country/Region	Reference
Demulcent	Iraq	Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Diuretic	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diuretic	Spain	Font Query, P. 1979. Plantas Medicinales el Dioscorides Renovado. Editorial Labor, S.A. Barcelona. 5th Ed.
Nervine	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Poison	US	Lewis and Elvin-Lewis, Medical Botany, ca 1977
Spasm	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Stimulant	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tonic	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tumor	Chile	Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Tumor(Abdomen)	Uk(Wales)	Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Vulnerary	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.