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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 * |