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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Suppository | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Sweetener | 4 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Sympathomimetic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Taenicide | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Teratogenic | 1 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Testosteronigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Thermogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Thymoprotective | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Thyrotropic | 1 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| Tineacide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Toxic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tranquilizer | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Trichomonicide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Tumor-Promoter | 1 | J. Agri. & Food Chemistry, 36: 1079. |
| Tumorigenic | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Tyrosinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ubiquiot | 8 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ulcerogenic | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Urate-Solvent | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Uricosuric | 4 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |