Bioactivity-based development of a wild green oat (Avena sativa L.) extract in support of mental health disorders

In popular medicine, green oat herb (Avena sativa L.) preparations have been traditionally used to boost mental health since the Middle Ages. As reported by the Commission E, in Europe preparations from the oat herb are used as a nervous system restorative for acute and chronic anxiety and tension, stress and excitation, as well as neurasthenia, although the effectiveness for the claimed applications is not documented. The genetic and phenotypic variability of a plant, as well as the extraction and extract refining technology used for the development of the multicomponent botanical extract, are critical to maxim…