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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STARCH | 5 | Seed | not available | 620000.0 | 1.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 130.0 | 1430.0 | -0.53 | Jim Duke's personal files.* |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Embryo | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Sprout Seedling | not available | 1010.0 | 1.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SULFUR | 14 | Seed | not available | 200.0 | -1.32 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| SYRINGIC-ACID | 6 | 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. |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Seed | 1.0 | 10.0 | 0.81 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Stem | not available | 13.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TIN | 4 | Stem | not available | 12.0 | 0.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TOCOPHEROLS | 0 | Seed | 56.0 | 71.0 | -0.68 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| TRANS-FERULIC-ACID | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| TRICIN | 9 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRICIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRIGONELLINE | 15 | Seed | not available | 9.0 | -0.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRYPTAMINE | 4 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| TRYPTOPHAN | 29 | Seed | 1000.0 | 3000.0 | -0.11 | Jim Duke's personal files.* |
| TRYPTOPHAN | 29 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TYRAMINE | 11 | Sprout Seedling | not available | 26.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Chelator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholagogue | 5 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Choleretic | 12 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Cholinergic | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Cicatrizant | 1 | Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp. |
| Circulotonic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Clastogenic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| CNS-Active | 2 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| CNS-Depressant | 3 | Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp. |
| CNS-Stimulant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Co-carcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cold-preventive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Coleoptophile | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Collagen-Sparing | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Colorant | 4 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Comedogenic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Comedolytic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| COMP-Inhibitor | 1 | Dullo, A. G., et al. 1999. Efficacy of a green tea extract rich in catechin polyphenols and caffeine in increasing 24-h energy expenditure and fat oxidation in humans. Am. J. Clinical Nutrition, 70: 1040-1045. |