Barley (Hordeum vulgare)
大麦dà màiDamai
Hordeum vulgare · Plant
2
Indications
5
With studies in people
Cautions
Contains gluten; avoid with celiac disease or gluten sensitivity; may lower blood sugar; caution with diabetes.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Barley for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Cholesterol SyndromeDiabetes Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Barley does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit DigestiveBenefit HeartBenefit Nutrition
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Hordeum vulgare and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Digestive23 records, 6 in people
- Benefit Heart14 records, 8 in people
- Benefit Nutrition97 records, 8 in people
- Cholesterol Syndrome22 records, 2 in people
- Diabetes Syndrome23 records, 10 in people