What is Oats used for?
Traditional/Ethnobotanical uses Derived from wild grasses, the oat evolved into today’s cultivated plant. The oldest known oat grains were found in Egyptian remains from about 2000 BC. Scottish settlers introduced oats into North America in the early 17th century. Before being used as a food for humans, oats were used as a livestock feed in the form of grain, pasture, hay, or silage. Traditional medicinal uses of oats include the treatment of rheumatism, depression, chronic neurological pain, and loss of bladder control, and, externally, as a skin cleanser and softener. General uses Oats and oatmeal are used primarily as a food source. Use in celiac disease is debated. Benefits in dermatology, high cholesterol, cardiovascular conditions, and diabetes remain controversial.
