Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Barley

Plant

English

Barley, Barleygrass, Common barley, Four-rowed barley, Six-rowed barley

Latin

Hordeum vulgare Linn., Hordeum polystichon Haller, Hordeum sativum Pers., Hordeum vulgare L. s.str., Hordeum polystichon Haller fil., Hordeum sativum K. Jess., Hordeum vulgare ssp.

Plantparts

Fruits, Grain, Seed, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Aching joint, Aching joints, Adstringent, Aids digestion, alleviating, Anti-diabetic, Antidiabetic activity, Anti-diarrheic, antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Antifebrile, Anti-gout, Antipyretic, arthralgia, Astrigent, Astringent, bad digestion, benificial effect on the digestion, Bite, Bitter, Bitter Tonic, BloodSugar Reducer, Carminative, Carminativum, Cataplasm, Circulatory stimulant, Clears gas, compress, Demulcent, Diabetes, diabetes mellitus, diaorrhea, diarrhea, Diarrhoea, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, dispepsia, diuretic, Dyspepsia, emollient, Emollients, Eupeptic, expectorant, Expellant of phlegm, Fart, Febrifugal, febrifuge, Flatulence, flatulency, flatus, fomentation, Gas, Good for digestion, good for the stomach, Gout, Herbal tonic, High blood sugar, Hyperglycaemia, Hyperglycemia, Hyperglycæmia, improves digestion, Indigestion, insect bite, insect bites, Insect bites and stings, intestinal gas, joint pain, joints pain, Lenitive, lowering the blood sugar, mitigating, Moisturizers, Mucolytic agent, Painfull joints, pain in the joints, palliative, Poor digestion, Poultice, Promotes digestion, Pungent, Pyretic, reduce fevers, relieves fevers, Rheumatic arthralgia, Rheumatism, sore, soreness, Stimulate circulation, stimulates digestion, stings, stomach atony, stomach debility, stomachic, stomach lassitude, stomach problem, stomach tonic, Strengthens in recovering from disease, sugar diabetis, tender, Tonic, Warming digestive, weak stomach, wind

Cancer

Anti-cancer, Anti-carcinogenic, anticarcinogenig, Anticarcinomic, Anti-carciogenic, Anti-cariogenic, Anti-neoplastic, Anti-tumor, Anti-tumor activity, Cancer, Malignant neoplasm, Malignant tumor, Neoplasm, Tumor, tumor-inhibiting, Tumor inhibition, tumor-reducing, Tumors, Tumour, Tumour inhibition

Women's diseases

Abortifacient, Abortion, Abortive, induce abortion, Labor Pains, Reduces breast milk, Relief of labor

Foods

Brewing, coffee substitute, Substitute for coffee, Sugar substitute, sweetener, used as a coffee additive

Other uses

alcohol production, production of alcohol, production of spirits

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: Liver, TCM MERIDIAN: Spleen, TCM MERIDIAN: Stomach, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in Japan, Phytomedical used in the south of Kerman, Iran, Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in Cyprus, Phytomedical use in Nepal, Used in Bangladesh, Used in Traditional Japanese Kampo Medicine

Ingredients

 1,4-Benzoquinone, 1-Hexacosanol, 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid, 5-Hydroxy-Trans-Ferulic-Acid, Abscisic acid, Aconitic acid, adenine, Aesculetin, Aesculin, albumin, Allocryptopine, Alpha-Ketoglutaric acid, Alpha-Tocopherol, aluminium, ammonia, Arsenic, ascorbic acid, ash, Beta-Sitosterol, Boron, caffeic acid, Calcium, Calmodulin, Campesterol, Carbohydrates, Catalase, Catechin, cellulose, Chlorogenic acid, choline, Chromium, Citrinin, cobalt, Coenzyme Q10, Copper, coumarin, Cyclic-Amp, Cystathionine, Cystine, Diamino-Propane, Diethyl-Amine, Dimethylamine, Ethylamine, fat, Ferulic acid, Fibres, fluorine, folinic acid, fructose, Gibberellin, glucose, Glutamic acid, gluten, herniarin, iron, lecithin, Leucocyanidin, Lignin, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, lutein, magnesium, Malonic acid, Maltose, manganese, mannitol, Melatonin, Mercury, Methionine, Methylamine, mineral, Niacin, Oleic acid, Palmitic acid, Palmitoleic acid, Pantothenic acid, P-Coumaric acid, Pentosan, phosphorus, Phytic acid, Phytin, Phytosterol, Piperidine, Polysaccharide, potassium, Proline, protein, Pyridoxine, Pyrrolidine, raffinose, salicylate, salicylic acid, salt, Scopoletin, Selenium, Serine, Silicic acid, silicon, Silicon dioxide, sinapinic acid, sodium, starch, Stearic acid, Stigmasterol, Sucrose, Sulfur, Tin, Tocopherol, trigonelline, Trimethylglycine, Tryptophan, tyramine, Tyrosine, Umbelliferone, Valine, Vanillic acid, violaxanthin, vitamin, Vitamin A, Vitamin B, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B8, Vitamin D, Vitamin E, Vitamin K1, water, wax, zinc, Β-Carotene

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0760

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