# Oats

## Remedy Classification
- **Type:** Herbal Remedy
- **Alternative Names:** Avena sativa
- **Miasm:** Psoric Miasm
- **Temperament:** Neutral
- **Aggravation Time:** Neutral/Anytime

## Keynote Indications
Oats, specifically the milky seed heads, act as a deeply nourishing nerve tonic that restores the nervous system after prolonged stress, anxiety, or burnout.

## Modalities (Aggravations / Ameliorations)
Best taken as a fresh oat straw or milky seed tincture. Extremely safe and nutritious, suitable for long-term daily use.

## Symptoms by System

### Mind
- Nourishes the nervous system to ease anxiety, nervous exhaustion, mild depression, ADHD, and chronic insomnia.

### Skin
- Colloidal oatmeal baths soothe itchy skin, eczema, hives, and dry sunburned tissues.