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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 |
|---|---|---|
| DNA-Protective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dopaminergic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Emetic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emmenagogue | 1 | Wealth of India. |
| Emollient | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Encephalopathic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Energizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Epidermal-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Epileptigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ergogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Erythrocytogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Essential | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Estrogenic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ethanolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Expectorant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Febrifuge | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Fibrinolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fistula-Preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Flatugenic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| FLavor | 5 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |