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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-CATECHIN | 30 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (+)-CORYDINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (+)-GLAUCINE | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (R)-EPI-HETERODENDRIN | 0 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,4-BENZOQUINONE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,4-BENZOQUINONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,4-BENZOQUINONE | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-(3-AMINO-PROPYL)-PYROLLINIUM | 0 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2'-DEOXYMUGINEIC ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-CARBOXYARABINITOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | 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 | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 28-ISOFUCOSTEROL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-HYDROXY-MUGENIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5,7-DIHYDROXY-3',4',5'-TRIMETHOXY-FLAVONE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HYDROXY-TRANS-FERULIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ABSCISIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACONITIC-ACID | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACONOTIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AESCULETIN | 32 | Plant | 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. |
| AESCULETIN | 32 | Protoplast | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Bronchorelaxant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bruchiphobe | 2 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 40 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidicide | 5 | Martindale's 28th |
| Capillariprotective | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Carcinogenic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiac | 1 | Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990. |
| Cardioactive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiodepressant | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiomyopathogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Cardioprotective | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotonic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiovascular | 1 | Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. |
| Caspase-8-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Catabolic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cerebrotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |