Useful properties of oats and Hercules porridge

Oats are a plant from the family of cereals. It is often used as a dietary supplement. And those who want to lose weight with the help of oats, you can arrange a fasting day for oatmeal. In addition to helping to lose weight, it will also improve the skin condition. And in this article we will consider the useful properties of oats and Herculean porridge.

Oats are rich in minerals and vitamins. It contains 5-8 percent fat, 10-18 percent protein, up to 60 percent starch. Here is an example: 100 grams of oats contains 3 grams of ash, 11 grams of dietary fiber, 135 mg of magnesium, 421 mg of potassium, 1000 mg of silicon, 361 mg of phosphorus, vitamins of group B, A, E, H, F, PP. In addition, 100 grams of oats contain calcium, iron, vanadium, iodine, chlorine, silicon, choline, sulfur, sodium.

Often, due to the presence of B vitamins, oats are recommended to restore the rhythm of cardiac activity. After all, B vitamins play an important role in the work of the nervous system. In addition, the properties of oats are also useful for the metabolism of nervous tissue, as well as blood.

Useful properties of Herculean porridge - improving the functioning of the pancreas and liver. Promotes better absorption of fat in the intestines. This is due to the fact that oat grains contain an enzyme similar to that found in the pancreas, it helps the body to digest and metabolize carbohydrates. And polyphenols, contained in the grains of oats, participate in the process of metabolism of fats. Tinctures made from oats are useful for insomnia, mental exhaustion, nervous overloads.

Herculean porridge in itself is useful to those who are associated with mental stress. And for schoolchildren and students, it is simply necessary in the morning. People suffering from diabetes mellitus will benefit from the Herculean diet.

Herculean porridge contains many antioxidants, which from our body remove various harmful substances and toxins. Such cleansing without fear for one's health can be done regularly. In addition, she can perfectly cope with various types of infections, and therefore, if you live in an environmentally polluted area, be sure to eat this mess. Porridge is useful in the initial stage of hypertension and after a heart attack. In such cases, instead of porridge, you can make a special broth - in a liter of water one glass of oat is boiled until half of the liquid evaporates, then strain the broth and take a tablespoon, this way you need to drink half a glass of broth a day.

With colds accompanied by cough, also porridge porridge - in dishes for 2/3 of volume oats are filled, filled with milk and put in a low-temperature oven. Milk should be added until the oats are boiled. Then the oats should be squeezed and filtered. We take the received liquid three times a day for three tablespoons.

It is recommended that porridge porridge and liver diseases and hepatitis.

In folk medicine oats also found its use, it is used for pain in the bladder, ureter, with cystitis, urolithiasis. Oats are also useful for hives, allergies, bronchial asthma.

Baths with decoction of oat straw can help with gout, rheumatism, some skin diseases.

Oats have a diuretic effect - in a water bath in 4 glasses of water one glass of oat is boiled until the volume is reduced by half. Then add four tablespoons of honey and boil for another 5 minutes.

We prepare a special decoction from the oatmeal to treat the liver - 2 cups of oats are poured into three liters of water and boiled for three hours, filtered and taken for one month, once a day.