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Common Names
Barley; Barleygrass
How this plant is used
Food
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antiallergic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialopecic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialzheimeran | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiamblyopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiamebic | 1 | Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987. |
| Antianaphylactic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiandrogenic | 5 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antianemic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianginal | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiangiogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianorectic | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antianorexic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianxiety | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiarabiflavinotic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiarrhythmic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarteriosclerotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarthritic | 16 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiasthmatic | 8 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiasthmatic? | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiatherogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |