Oat Straw Herb c/s

Oat Straw Herb c/sBotanical Name Avena sativa Other Names wild oats Origin USA Flavor Profiles Oatstraw is very mild in flavor. Blends well with most tea herbs and flowers. Culinary Usages The dried, cut and sifted herb is most often used in tea blends and to make infusions and tinctures, sometimes in combination with other herbs. As the name suggests, oatstraw is the upper stem portion of Avena sativa, the ancient cereal grain we enjoy for breakfast. Like the grain,

dried fruits were considered so valuable that they were used as currency in some parts of India

Flavor Profile - Slightly tart tasting

The genus name for this plant

Consult a qualified healthcare practitioner before using in therapeutic doses

the silky string was considered a valuable raw material to Native Americans

and to a lesser extent Vietnam and Philippines

Myrrh is a natural gum that is harvested from the sapwood of a tree native to Ethiopia

as well as for medicine

As a seasoning

Typical Preparations - The powdered leaf of this "living fossil" is taken as capsules

Ginger root powder provides the pungent spice of the fresh root

Central and South America and is more closely related to lemon verbena