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Dosages (Oats) — 3 g oat bran soluble fiber/day (APA); 100 g oat bran/day for 3 weeks (sic) (SHT);
1 tbsp oats/cup water several ×/day (SKY); 3 g grass/0.25 liter, several ×/day or before retiring (BIS);
3 g herb/250 ml water (PH2); 100 g herb in bath (KOM; PH2); 1–2 tbsp fresh herb (PED); 2–3 g
dry herb (PED); 2.5 g dry herb/cup boiling water (PED); 6–2 ml liquid seed extract (PNC); 0.5–1
dropper tincture or concentrated extract 2–3 ×/day (APA); 3–5 ml oat tincture 3 ×/day (SKY).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Oats) — Class 1 (AHP). None known (KOM;
concerning straw only). “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”
(PH2). Like most cereals (rice excluded), oats might be avoided by celiacs (gluten sensitivity)
(SKY). Recent new data suggest that oats maybe are okay for celiacs. Oat grass tea is said to
balance menstrual cycle and relieve dysmenorrhea, and is touted for osteoporosis and UTIs.
OKRA (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench.) ++Synonym: Hibiscus esculentus L.
Activities (Okra) — Abortifacient (f; JFM); Antibacterial (f; TRA); Anticancer (f; WO2); Antis-
pasmodic (f; WO2); Demulcent (1; FNF; JFM); Diaphoretic (f; JFM; WO2); Diuretic (f; JFM);
Emollient (1; WO2); Immunostimulant (1; TRA); Stimulant (f; WO2).
Indications (Okra) — Abscess (f; JFM); Bacteria (1; TRA); Bronchosis (f; JFM); Boil (f; JFM);
Cancer (1; WO2); Catarrh (1; WO2); Cough (1; WO2); Cramp (f; WO2); Cystosis (f; JFM);
Dysentery (f; JFM; WO2); Dysuria (f; JFM; WO2); Enterosis (f; JFM); Fever (f; JFM; WO2);
Furuncle (f; TRA); Gastrosis (f; JFM); Gonorrhea (1; JFM; TRA; ZIM); Hepatosis (f; JFM);
Immunodepression (1; TRA); Infection (1; TRA); Ophthalmia (f; TRA); Phthisis (1; WO2); Pneu-
monia (f; JFM); Pulmonosis (1; IED); Sore Throat (1; WO2); Syphilis (f; WO2); Tumor (f; JFM);
Vertigo (f; JFM); Whitlow (f; JFM); Urethrosis (f; JFM); UTI (f; JFM); VD (f; JFM).
Extracts (Okra) — Powdered extract of pods advocated as blood plasma substitute (WOI).
OLIVE LEAF (Olea europaea L.) ++Activities (Olive Leaf) — ACE Inhibitor (1; VVG); Antiarrhythmic (1; PHR; PH2); Antibacterial (f;
BIB); Antioxidant (1; APA); Antipyretic (f; VVG); Antisclerotic (f; ZUL); Antispasmodic (1; PHR; PH2;
ZUL); Astringent (1; ZUL); Cholagogue (f; BIB); Collyrium (f; ZUL); Depurative (f; ZUL); Diuretic
(1; APA; PHR; VVG); Hypocholesterolemic (1; HH2); Hypoglycemic (1; APA; BIB; HH2; VVG);
Hypotensive (1; APA; BIB; PH2; SKJ; VVG; ZUL); Hypouricemic (1; ZUL); Molluscicide (1; HH2);
Myorelaxant (1; ZUL); Nephrotonic (f; VVG); Pectoral (f; BIB); Tonic (f; VVG); Vasodilator (1; ZUL).
Indications (Olive Leaf) — Arrhythmia (1; PHR; PH2); Atherosclerosis (1; HH2); Bacteria (f; BIB);
Cancer (f; JLH); Cancer, breast (f; JLH); Cancer, gum (f; JLH); Cardiopathy (1; APA; PH2); Colic (f;
VVG; ZUL); Condyloma (f; BIB; JLH); Corn (f; ZUL); Cramp (1; PHR; PH2; ZUL); Cystosis (f; ZUL);
Diabetes (1; APA; BIB; HH2); Diarrhea (f; UPW; VVG); Diphtheria (f; ZUL); Fever (f; APA; HH2;
UPW; VVG); Gingivosis (f; JLH); Gout (f; HH2); Headache (f; ZUL); Hepatosis (f; BIB); High Blood
Pressure (1; APA; BIB; PH2; SKJ; VVG; ZUL); High Cholesterol (1; HH2); Hyperglycemia (1; APA;
BIB; HH2; VVG); Hypertonia (1; PHR); Malaria (f; FEL; ZUL); Mastosis (f; JLH); Ophthalmia (f;
UPW; VVG; ZUL); Rheumatism (f; HH2; ZUL); Schistosomiasis (1; HH2); Scrofula (f; ZUL); Sore
Throat (f; UPW; VVG; ZUL); UTI (f; ZUL); VD (f; JLH); Wart (f; BIB; JLH); Wound (f; APA).
Dosages (Olive Leaf) — 7–8 g dry leaf in 150 ml water, 3–4 ×/day (that totals up to an oz of leaf)
(APA); wineglass-full strong leaf decoction every 3 hours for malaria (FEL); 2 tsp leaf in hot water,
steep 30 min (PHR).