Oats are a healthy plant product that has a range of beneficial substances. Due to the increased level of beneficial effects, it has been used since ancient times in various fields of medicine. Often decoctions are made from it, which help to effectively and quickly cleanse the liver of harmful substances. With regular use of decoctions, health improves, digestion and the functioning of internal organs are normalized . But, before you start cleansing the liver with oats, you should carefully consider the properties of the herbal product.
The effectiveness of liver cleansing with oats
Oats were originally the best forage crop - cheap, productive and, as it turned out, very healthy. Nowadays, cereals and porridges made from it are a regular guest at the table of adherents of a healthy lifestyle. The effect of oatmeal broth on the body is also interesting. It has been experimentally proven that the use of oatmeal decoction helps reduce inflammatory processes, improve metabolism, accelerate the regeneration of hepatocytes and remove salts. The effectiveness of oatmeal broth correlates with a balanced diet. When cleansing the liver, you need to adhere to a diet that will allow the oatmeal broth to do its job and cleanse the body of toxins.
Medicinal properties of oats
The cereal contains essential oils, vitamins, organic acids, and minerals. In addition, oats contain a balanced amount of proteins, fats and carbohydrates. The healing properties of the plant are due to its composition.
Oats contain a lot of useful substances
Oat-based recipes are used for inflammatory diseases of the digestive organs. Its components demonstrate a pronounced anti-inflammatory effect. After regular use of products with oats, the inflammatory process disappears, the functionality of the gastrointestinal tract is normalized.
Oats contain many minerals: magnesium, phosphorus, silicon, etc. It is thanks to them that the plant nourishes nervous tissue, has a calming effect, and normalizes the patient’s mental state. Cereal has a beneficial effect on the condition of the heart and blood vessels, quickly restores physical strength after excessive exercise, and eliminates sleep disorders.
In addition, an oat-based drink increases the body's defenses and strengthens the musculoskeletal system.
Oatmeal decoction cleanses the body (including the urinary system) of salt and prevents its accumulation in the joints. It must be remembered that long-term use of products with oats is fraught with a deficiency of salts in the body. For this reason, doctors must monitor the duration of the therapeutic course.
The cereal is used for influenza and acute respiratory infections, which are accompanied by an increase in temperature. Oats accelerate the secretion of sweat and normalize body temperature. The plant improves immunity and helps the body independently eliminate infectious agents.
The medicinal properties of oats are impressive; for example, it is often used to treat inflammation of the bronchi along with onions. Cereal decoction and onion juice have a powerful expectorant effect. Unrefined grains are used to treat skin diseases (diathesis, dermatitis, eczema). Oats reduce the sensitivity of the immune system to allergic factors, as a result, allergies are less likely to occur.
Many patients are interested in the benefits of cereal for the liver. Oat-based decoction has a beneficial effect on the functionality of the digestive system (including the liver). When administered orally, the healing agent coats the inner lining of the gastrointestinal tract, accelerating tissue restoration, healing of ulcers and other injuries.
Oats are most often used to cleanse the liver and pancreas. The drug cleanses the body of cholesterol and toxins.
The plant is used for weight loss, as it contains a substance that restores carbohydrate metabolism. Cereal facilitates the breakdown of lipids, reducing the load on the hepatobiliary organs (liver and gallbladder). In addition, oat-based products are used to cleanse the intestines, liver, and prevent the absorption of toxic substances into the blood.
The benefits of oatmeal broth
Oat decoction in itself is nothing special. Externally - something like gray jelly, practically odorless and tasteless. But nevertheless, its correct use will lead to a truly magical effect.
Thanks to the use of unrefined grains for preparing the decoction, the maximum amount of macro- and microelements is preserved, which are transferred into the healing liquid. It contains a large amount of B vitamins, which are useful for the restoration of organs, hematopoiesis and the nervous system; A, E, K, stimulating cell regeneration; trace elements of fluorine, zinc, sulfur, iron and some others that perform leading functions in metabolism.
Oatmeal broth is also used for weight loss as a natural vitamin supplement. It perfectly satisfies hunger and significantly reduces appetite. The reason is that oats are rich in complex carbohydrates, which linger in the stomach for a long time, suppressing the urge to eat something tasty and high in calories.
Which oats is better to choose?
To prepare infusions and decoctions, you must purchase unpeeled oats. It can be seen on the shelves of pharmacies and supermarkets. When purchasing, you must make sure that the product has a good shelf life, its packaging is not damaged, and the storage conditions meet the standards.
This cereal should be stored at a temperature not exceeding 20°C and humidity not exceeding 75%. When purchasing oats by weight, you need to make sure that the grains do not have an unpleasant, moldy odor. Their shape is oblong, the color is light brown, without visible traces of insect influence.
Contraindications
Oatmeal infusion should not be used if you are hypersensitive. But this is an extremely rare case. Allergies can be caused by gluten, which is contained in all grains (this disease is called “celiac disease”) or by avenin, a protein found specifically in oats.
What does liver cleansing do?
Cleansing the liver is synonymous with cleansing the entire body. Simply put, by carrying out simple daily procedures to maintain the health of your internal organs, you not only prevent diseases, you rejuvenate the body. Aging is the process of cell wear and tear. It has been proven that our cells can divide a certain number of times. By maintaining healthy homeostasis in your body, eating healthy foods, and exercising in moderation, you can help reduce the impact of toxins on your cells. They live longer, so you live longer.
What you need to know about liver treatment at home
Cleansing the liver with oats is very effective. But if you have serious illnesses, you cannot refuse the basic therapy prescribed by your doctor. Home remedies are only partially helpful. They are mostly recommended for prevention. Also, oat decoction can be an auxiliary method for treating liver pathologies.
Oats have pronounced cleansing properties
But before using it, you should consult your doctor. Oats have pronounced cleansing properties, help remove medications and reduce the effect of drugs.
In addition, the product affects the functioning of the intestines, restoring its peristalsis. Sometimes this causes diarrhea, which leads to accompanying symptoms - abdominal cramps, flatulence.
Preparing the body
As mentioned above, it is necessary to carefully prepare the digestive tract to cleanse the liver. It processes everything that comes from the gastrointestinal tract, including harmful decomposition products. What you need to do before you start cleaning with oats:
- Go on a diet that contains a lot of fiber and vitamins. It is enough to eat only porridges from various cereals for a week; you are allowed to consume dairy products, poultry (no more than 100 grams per day), bananas. Be sure to include bran in your diet: two tablespoons before each meal. Avoid meat, sweets, salt, smoked foods, and pickled foods.
- For the first three days, you need to do a deep enema (at least 1 liter of liquid) every evening. This helps cleanse the intestines of rotting food debris. It is advisable to do an enema with chamomile decoction, but if this is not possible, you can get by with boiled water.
- Massage. A gentle massage will help remove swelling, warm up the muscles and stimulate metabolism.
- Hiking. To activate digestion processes, try to walk at least 10 km a day.
Just a week and you will feel a significant improvement in your condition. To monitor your health, it is advisable to measure your blood pressure and temperature daily. Before you start cleaning, donate blood for biochemical and general tests: this will help you clearly see the changes in your body.
Several interesting recipes
When boiling oats, add rose hips and corn silk. This will help the liver cleanse itself of inflammatory toxins and speed up recovery. A small nuance: corn silks do not need to be cooked for a long time, so they are poured into the boiling mixture 10-15 minutes before removing from the heat. Rosehip significantly improves the taste; it must be added at the beginning of boiling, at the rate of 10-15 berries per 1 liter of water.
Birch buds help restore liver function. They are also added to decoctions and infusions at the rate of 1 tbsp. l. for 1 liter of water. This decoction will speed up the regeneration of damaged liver cells and help restore its functionality.
Lingonberry leaf normalizes liver functions. It also does not require long-term heat treatment; the leaves are added to the decoction 10-15 minutes before the end of simmering. Fresh berries are also used. A fruit drink is prepared from them, which must be added to the decoction or infusion immediately before use. The result is an effective remedy that accelerates liver recovery, while the fruit drink will significantly improve the taste of the drink.
Preparing the “correct” decoction
As you already understand, treatment will take a long time. Based on reviews from people who have experienced this method, it was found that the following frequency is optimal: a week of preparation, two months of drinking oat decoction, then two weeks of diet, and another two months of drinking the decoction.
Classic oat decoction to cleanse the liver
Cooking time: 5 hours.
It's better to cook in the evening. Rinse the oats well with cold water. Remove all floating debris, be sure to select blackened grains. For 2 cups of oats you will need about three liters of cold water. This mixture must be brought to a temperature of 80C (steam will just begin to rise above the water), and then put in the oven at a temperature of 140C for two hours. Take out the broth, strain and squeeze well; overnight it will cool down to room temperature. Drink in the morning on an empty stomach and in the evening before your last meal
Vitamin oat decoction
Preparation time: 2 days
Take 2 cups of washed oats, 3 tablespoons of knotweed (this is a medicinal herb, sold in pharmacies), 2 tablespoons of birch buds, corn silk, lingonberry leaves. Pour 4 liters of cold water and place in a cool place, covering with a lid. Then take rose hips (2-3 tablespoons) and bring to a boil in 1 liter of water. Then let it cool for another day.
The next day, take out the oats and cook them along with all the other ingredients over low heat (the water should not boil!) for 20 minutes. Strain the finished decoction and add the rosehip decoction. Consume before meals, three days - half a glass, the next month, a glass of liquid before meals.
Preventive decoction of oats with lemon and honey
Place a glass of well-washed oats in a thick-bottomed pan and pour a liter of boiling water. Boil for about half an hour over low heat. After the time has passed, add water to make a liter. Place in a preheated oven (turn off the heat, let it just be warm) for three hours. After the time has passed, take out the broth, add lemon juice and about 20 grams of honey.
You need to drink this decoction three times a day for at least a month, or better yet, two.
All presented recipes and methods of their application are effective. You can adjust for yourself the amount of decoction you drink and its concentration. For reference, the broth should have the consistency of thin jelly or pancake batter, gray in color. Naturally, you can drink it more and more often, but you can’t drink less. You can also make it more concentrated and use it in smaller quantities than indicated. The decoction can be mixed with herbal infusions, but it is better to prepare them separately - herbs are sensitive to prolonged exposure to temperature and may simply become useless.
Rules of use
- For the remedy to work, it is not enough to brew it correctly and start drinking it. It is necessary to prepare for it and follow the rules of use. Then the effect will be truly noticeable.
- 7 days before the cleansing course, start following a diet. Eliminate fatty, smoked, fried, spicy, and too sweet foods from your diet. Add more vegetables, fruits, cereals. A couple of days before the course, exclude meat.
- It is important to drink the decoction regularly. Start in the morning, take 200 mg on an empty stomach. You can eat no earlier than half an hour later.
- If you have never tried an infusion before, in the first days take a little less than prescribed.
- Don't brew too much. The decoction cannot be stored for a long time, otherwise all the useful elements in it will be destroyed.
- During the course, do not eat dairy and meat foods (at least reduce them as much as possible), exclude drinks containing caffeine, as well as alcohol (it should already be excluded in case of liver disease).
- You can do an enema a couple of times a week to speed up the cleansing of the body.
- In between courses, try to stick to a balanced diet so that all your work is not in vain.
- It is important to remember that the infusion is not a panacea. The main treatment cannot be excluded. If you have liver problems, it is important to see your doctor first. It is also worth asking him about the use of the decoction.
