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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Hordeum vulgare (Poaceae)

Common Names
Barley, Barleygrass
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Seed *
(+)-CORYDINE 0 Root *
(+)-GLAUCINE 1 Root *
(R)-EPI-HETERODENDRIN 0 Sprout Seedling *
1,4-BENZOQUINONE 0 Leaf *
1,4-BENZOQUINONE 0 Root *
1,4-BENZOQUINONE 0 Tissue Culture *
1-(3-AMINO-PROPYL)-PYROLLINIUM 0 Sprout Seedling *
2'-DEOXYMUGINEIC ACID 0 Root *
2-CARBOXYARABINITOL 0 Leaf 814.0 1.67 Moore, B. D., Isidoro, E., Seemann, J. R. 1993. Distribution of 2-Carboxyarabinitol Among Plants. Phytochemistry 34 3: 703-707. Dept. Biochem. Univ. Nevada Reno 89557, USA.
28-ISOFUCOSTEROL 0 Embryo *
28-ISOFUCOSTEROL 0 Seed *
3-HYDROXY-MUGENIC-ACID 0 Root *
5,7-DIHYDROXY-3',4',5'-TRIMETHOXY-FLAVONE 0 Shoot *
5-HYDROXY-TRANS-FERULIC-ACID 0 Plant *
ABSCISIC-ACID 0 Seed *
ACONITIC-ACID 1 Root *
ACONOTIC-ACID 0 Root *
AESCULETIN 32 Plant List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
AESCULETIN 32 Protoplast *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 5 (View) *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
Abortifacient 1 (View) *
Absorbent 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Acarifuge 1 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 4 (View) *
Acetylcholinergic 1 (View) *
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Adrenergic 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 14 (View) Okada,Y,et al.1995.Search for Naturally Occurring Substances to Prevent the Complications of Diabetes.II.Inhibitory Effect of Coumarin and Flavonoid Derivatives on Bovine Lens Aldose Reductase and Rabbit Platelet Aggregation.Chem Pharm Bull43(8):1385-1387
Allelochemic 5 (View) Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allelopathic 7 (View) Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic 7 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Amphiglycemic? 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 19 (View) *
Anaphrodisiac 1 (View) Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Androgenic 2 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).