| English
Name |
| Germinated
Barley |
| Chinese
Name |
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| Origin |
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Germinated
Barley is the dried germinated ripe fruit of Hordeum vulgare
L. (Fam. Gramineae). |
| Nature
and Affinity |
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It
is sweet in taste and neutral in nature, and is distributed
to the Spleen, Stomach Channels. |
| Main
Active Ingredient |
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| Precaution |
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Storage |
| Preserve
in a ventilated and dry place, protected from moth. |
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DESCRIPTION |
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Fusiform,
8-12 mm long, 3-4 mm in diameter. Externally pale yellow,
dorsally enveloped in lemma, 5-veined, with a long awn broken
or fallen; ventrally subtended by palea, with a longitudinal
furrow after removal of lemma and pales; the budlet and the
fibrous root grown at the base of the radicle, the budlet
long lanceolate-linear, about 5 mm long, the fibrous roots
fine and curved. Texture hard, fracture white, starchy. Odourless;
taste slightly sweet.
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ACTION |
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Fructus
Hordei Germinatus To invigorate the function of the spleen,
to regulate the function of the stomach.
Fructus Hordei Germinatus (stir-baked) To promote digestion,
and to check the secretion of milk.
Fructus Hordei Germinatus (charred) To stimulate digestion and
remove the retention of undigested food. |
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INDICATIONS |
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Fructus
Hordei Germinatus Anorexia due to diminished function of the
spleen; galactostasis.
Fructus Hordei Germinatus (stir-baked) Indigestion; weaning
a baby.
Fructus Hordei Germinatus (charred) Retention of undigested
food with epigastric distension and pain. |
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REFERENTIAL
ADVICE |
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1.Invigorating
the stomach and distention and stuffiness of the epigastrium
and abdomen due to stagnation of food, the drug is often used
in combination with Fructus Crataegi, Massa Fermentata Medicinalis,
etc.
In treating
vomitting of milk in infants due to dyspepsia, the drug alone
can be decocted and taken.
2.Comforting
the liver and stopping milk secretion
In treating
distention and stuffiness of the epigastrim and abdomen, belching,
etc. due to stagnation of liver-Qi, the drug is often used
in combination with Fructus Meliae Toosendan, Pericarpium
Citri Reticulatae,etc.
In treating
distention and pain of the breast due to accumulation, 60--120g
of the crude drug can be decocted and taken.
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TIPS |
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The
herb has abortifacient properties which facilitate contractions
during childbirth; it is especially effective in promoting digestion
and movement of grains and vegetables. |
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