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Common Names
Barley; Barleygrass
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRON | 6 | Seed | 40.0 | 100.0 | -0.24 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| IRON | 6 | Sprout Seedling | not available | 100.0 | -0.45 | Chen, H.C. and Lin, S.M. 1988. Determination of Mineral Elements in Certain Crude Drugs (Part 1), Kaohsiung J. Med. Sci., 4: 259-272. |
| IRON | 6 | Stem | not available | 160.0 | -0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOORIENTIN | 4 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOORIENTIN-3'-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOORIENTIN-7-ARABINOSYL-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOORIENTIN-7-FERULYL-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOORIENTIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOORIENTIN-7-RHAMNOGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOVITEXIN | 4 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOVITEXIN-7-DIGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOVITEXIN-7-O-BETA-D-DIGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOVITEXIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| JASMONIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEUCOCYANIDIN | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| LIGNIN | 13 | Plant | 15000.0 | 77000.0 | -1.04 | Jim Duke's personal files.* |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed | 2185.0 | 24035.0 | -0.71 | Jim Duke's personal files.* |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 22.0 | 242.0 | -0.58 | Jim Duke's personal files.* |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antimetaplastic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antimetastatic | 3 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| Antimigraine | 7 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antimitotic | 3 | Pandeya, S.N. 1970. Biological Activity of Adamantyl Derivatives. The Indian Journal of Pharmacy, 33: 7. |
| Antimitral-valve-prolapse | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimononuccleotic | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| AntiMorning-Sickness | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| AntiMS | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| AntiMSG-Sensitivity | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antimutagenic | 15 | Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp. |
| Antimyalgic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antimycoplasmotic | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| Antimyelotoxic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antimyoatrophic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimyocarditic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinauseant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antineoplastic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinephritic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antinephrolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinesidioblastosic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |