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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COPPER | 12 | Sprout Seedling | not available | 8.0 | -1.00 | 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. |
| COUMARIN | 57 | 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. |
| CYANIDIN-3-ARABINOSIDE | 0 | 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. |
| CYANIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | 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. |
| CYCLIC-AMP | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYCLIC-AMP | 0 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYSTATHIONE | 0 | Sprout Seedling | not available | 0.1 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYSTATHIONINE | 0 | Sprout Seedling | not available | 0.1 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYSTINE | 2 | Seed | 1000.0 | 2000.0 | -0.80 | Jim Duke's personal files.* |
| DIAMINO-PROPANE | 0 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DICENTRINE | 4 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIETHYL-AMINE | 2 | Seed | not available | 5.7 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIMETHYL-AMINE | 2 | Seed | not available | 1.6 | -1.03 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EPIHETERODENDRIN | 0 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ESCULETIN | 30 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ESCULIN | 29 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-AMINE | 0 | Seed | not available | 3.4 | 1.08 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Plant | 19000.0 | 64000.0 | 0.18 | Jim Duke's personal files.* |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 5000.0 | 55000.0 | -1.11 | Jim Duke's personal files.* |
| FAT | 0 | Stem | not available | 29000.0 | 0.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antihepatoadenomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihepatotic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihepatotoxic | 10 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiherpetic | 7 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiherpetic? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihistaminic | 9 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| AntiHIV | 6 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antihomocysteine | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihomocystinuric | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperactivity | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antihyperammonemic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihypercholesterolemic | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antihyperglycemic | 1 | Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp. |
| Antihyperkeratotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperkinetic | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihyperlipidemic | 1 | Choi, J.S., Yokozawa,* T., and Oura, H. Antihyperlipidemic Effect Of Flavonoids From Prunus davidiana. Journal of Natural Products, 54(1): 218-224, 1991. |
| Antihyperlipoproteinaemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihypertensive | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperthyroid | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperventilation | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |