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Germinated barley (Maiya)
Pharmaceutical
Name : Fructus Hordei germinatus
Botanical Name : Hordeum vulgare L.
Common Name : Germinated barley
Source of Earliest Record : Mingyi Bielu
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: Barley is soaked in water for
a day, and then it is put into a basket. Water
is sprinkled over the barley daily until it
germinates.
Properties & Taste : Sweet and neutral
Meridians: Spleen, stomach and liver
Functions:
1. To eliminate retention of food and harmonize
the stomach;
2. To restrain lactation;
3. To promote free flow of liver qi and remove
stagnation
Indications & Combinations:
1. Retention of food manifested as no appetite
and epigastric and abdominal distension. Germinated
barley (Maiya) is used with Hawthorn fruit
(Shanzha), Medicated leaven (Shenqu) and Chicken's
gizzard skin (Jineijin).
2. Restrained lactation or breast distension
with pain. The decoction of half raw and half
fried Germinated barley (Maiya) should be
taken twice a day, 30-60 g each time.
3. Qi stagnation in the liver and stomach
manifested as distension and fullness in the
chest and costal regions and epigastric pain.
Germinated barley (Maiya) is used with Bupleurum
root (Chaihu), Immature bitter orange (Zhishi)
and Sichuan chinaberry (Chuanlianzi).
Dosage: 10-15 g
Cautions & Contraindications: This herb
is contraindicated during lactation. |