A.Vogel Avenaforce^®

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Composition

Each ml contains:
tincture (f) equivalent to fresh organic flowering Oats (Avena sativa) 940 mg
Alcohol content = 51% v/v

Dosage

Adults: take 10-15 drops in a small amount of water, 3 times daily, 15 minutes before meals. Salivate before swallowing. If needed, take 30-50 drops in water at bedtime. Sweeten with honey if desired.

Historical overview

According to Maurice Mességué, renowned French herbalist and healer, Oats is an important source of minerals. It treats arthritis, liver insufficiency and rheumatism.(1)
According to Cynthia M. Watson, physician, Oats tincture is recommended for impotence and nervous exhaustion. It is useful for opium weaning and as a nervine tonic. Dr. Watson uses Oats tincture to improve physical resistance and sexual vigor in men and women.(2)
Oats' balancing and nutritive action on the nervous system is useful in cases of insomnia resulting from nervous exhaustion. Many authors also propose its use in the treatment of frigidity.
Flowering Oats is listed in the unapproved herbs section of the German Commission E for: acute and chronic anxiety, stress and excitation, neurasthenic and pseudoneurasthenic syndroms, skin diseases, connective tissue deficiencies, weakness of the bladder and as a nervine tonic.

Actions and pharmacology

Flowering Oats contains oligosaccharides and polysaccharides, saponins, flavonoids, avenic acid and silicic acid. It also contains free amino acids and trace elements of phosphorus, magnesium and calcium. According to David Hoffmann(5), herbalist, flowering Oats is a nervine tonic, a mild antidepressant and a vulnerary. It is one of the best remedies to nourish the exhausted nervous system, particularly during stressful periods. Flowering Oats reinforces the whole nervous system and is both relaxing and stimulating.

Precautions, contraindications and interactions

Contraindication: known allergy to flowering Oats.
Flowering Oats is "generally recognized as safe" (GRAS) by the Government of the United States, which means that it is safe at amounts found in food.
Since there is no data available on its use during pregnancy or nursing, caution is recommended.
They have been some concerns that flowering Oats may depress the thyroid gland. To date, nothing has been found to substantiate this possibility.

References

1-Franco V. Mességué m'a dit… son secret, ses recettes. Presses de la Renaissance 1977 Paris, France

2-Watson CM, Hynes A. Love potions. Jeremy P. Tarcher/ Penguin Putnam 1993. New York USA

3-The Complete German Commission E Monographs, Therapeutic Guide to Herbal Medicines. Blumenthal M et al 1998. American Botanical Council, 6200 Manor Rd, Austin, Texas, 78723.

4-Phytochemical Database, USDA - ARS - NGRL, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, Maryland

5-Hoffmann D. The Herbalist (CD-ROM). Hopkins Technology 1994-5. Pepperell MA, USA