Product name: Oat

Oats are annual herbs of the Poaceae family and the genus Avena. The leaf sheath is loose, the ligule is transparent and membranous, the leaves are flat and slightly rough, the panicles are open and pyramidal, and the spikelets contain small flowers. The panicles are open, pyramidal, 10-25 cm long, and the branches are angular and rough. The caryopsis is covered with light brown soft hairs, with longitudinal grooves on the ventral surface, and it blooms and bears fruit from April to September. Oats are recorded in the Compendium of Materia Medica: "Oats are mostly wild, and they are named because they are eaten by swallows and sparrows."

The main concentrated production areas of oats are the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. The main producing countries are Russia, Canada, the United States, Germany and China. The main oat producing areas in China are Inner Mongolia, Hebei and Gansu, and Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Tibet have small areas of planting. Among them, Inner Mongolia has the largest planting area, accounting for more than 35% of the total oat planting area in China. Oats like coolness, moisture, and sunlight, but are not resistant to high temperatures. Insufficient light will cause stunted growth. They are generally sown and planted in cold and dry areas of mountainous areas, such as plains, flat land, beams, and gently sloping land.

Oats have a significant effect in lowering low-density cholesterol, and also have a certain effect in raising serum high-density cholesterol, and the effect of lowering blood lipids is very obvious. Oats are also widely used in other industries, such as cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Glucan has a good moisturizing effect and is often used as an ingredient in cosmetics. Oats are also a fiber-rich food base, and there are many types of foods that can be processed. Oat food processing is mainly based on Western food, and Chinese food is less.