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Plant Hordeum vulgare (Poaceae)

Common Names
Barley; Barleygrass
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Anticold 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticolitic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anticomplementary 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant 5 Duke, 1992 *
Anticorneotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticoronary 7 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCrohn's 2 Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCVS 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticystinuric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidandruff 4 A.L.L. Hunting. Encyclopedia of Shampoo Ingredients. Micelle Press, Cranford NJ. 467 pp.
Antidecubitic 4 Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia 8 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant 11 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidermatitic 6 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antidermatotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic 14 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiarrheic 2 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.