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Barley is a cooling diuretic and ideal grain for Kapha. It's high insoluble fiber content effectively regulates blood sugar levels. Slower absorption of glucose from the intestines results in lower fasting levels and reducing spikes in blood sugar levels after a meal.
Barley (and many high fiber foods) increase the release of bile from the liver and gall bladder, aiding fat metabolism. Since bile is an oily substance, release of bile directly lowers triglycerrides and cholesterol in the blood. As an added bonus, the high fiber content holds your appetite longer, so you won't find yourself snacking on high calorie foods.
Barley soothes irritated, inflamed bowels. It's fiber has been shown to repair the intestinal lining of the gut.
It also 'liquefies' the blood due to the presence of alkylpyrazine, cleansing the blood of impurities. Barley is demulcent, i.e. slightly slimy, acting as a laxative.
About Barley
Barley has an ancient history, and was first cultivated in the Near East.
Buying & Preparation
Barley may be purchased as a dried grain similar to rice, puffed, or as a malt.
Cooking Barley
Cook the dried grain similarly to rice. It is often used as a thickener in soups and to provide a soft texture. Barley bread is enjoyed in many cultures such as in Scotland. Barley may be roasted first before cooking. Barley malt may be used as a sweetener or to make beer.
Roasted barley tea is popular in Korea and Japan. Served hot in winter and cold in summer. From wikipedia, "Consuming non-fermented barley-based beverages is an ancient practice spanning across the globe; barley water is a popular traditional soft drink in Britain and a similar drink, aguas frescas is frequently sold by street vendors in Mexico."
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AYURVEDA'S GUIDE TO VITALITY & WHOLESOME NOURISHMENT
Your Ayurvedic diet is tailored to your individual body and your specific imbalances.
With an Ayurvedic diet you feel joy and satisfaction because what you are eating truly nourishes and balances you.
Disease results from diets and lifestyles that are incompatible with your nature.
By eating a personalized diet matched to your body, you experience optimal health.
See How it Works.
Ayurveda assesses metabolic imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics
(gunas).
Aggravating them weakens your body and causes imbalance.
By knowing which biocharacteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct metabolic imbalances before you get sick.
Every biocharacteristic has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold).
You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite biocharacteristic.
Taste is used to sense the most basic properties and effects of food.
Each taste has a specific medicinal effect on your body.
Cravings for food with certain tastes indicate your body is craving specific medicinal results from food.
Taste is experienced on the tongue and represents your body's reaction to foods.
Sweet taste causes physical satisfaction and attraction whereas bitter taste causes discomfort and aversion.
Kapha should use less sweet taste while Vata and Pitta would benefit from using more sweet taste.
One of the first signs of illness is that your taste and appetite for food changes.
The six tastes are sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent.
Do you crave foods with any of the tastes below?
Ayurveda is a metabolic theory of medicine that explains individual health, tendencies, and disease patterns through the concept of doshas, which can be understood as your metabolic patterns and tendencies.
Each dosha reflects a distinct metabolic nature and describes strengths & weaknesses in bodily function, and how these affect energy levels, digestion, susceptibility to disease, and many other tendencies.
Your metabolic nature not only affects your physical characteristics, but also influences your mental thought patterns, confidence, and enthusiasm.
Ayurveda balances these metabolic strengths & weaknesses to support your body's vitality and prevent recurrent disease cycles. This support is a critical aid, especially in chronic or incurable disease conditions.
The 3 metabolic body types
(doshas),
are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha).
Through dosha, Ayurveda empowers people to identify metabolic imbalances early, break repetitive patterns of disease, and cultivate habits that support long-term vitality and well-being.
Ultimately, these metabolic patterns also provide a framework for understanding yourself, including body, mind, and spiritual tendencies.
Ayurveda & Greek Medicine were the dominant form of medicine along the Silk Road from England to China and South Asia.
They work by assessing your metabolic type, patterns, and nature.
Greek medicine recognizes 4 metabolic temperaments, Melancholic, Choleric, Sanguine, and Phlegmatic.
Has a hot and dry metabolic nature. Enthusiastic, vibrant and bright. In excess burns up fluids and ojas, irritable. Corresponds to high bilirubin in the blood that irritates and heats up the body and liver.
Hot and oily with a moderate metabolism and a well nourished body. Vigorous, vivacious, outgoing and generous, and prone to impulsivity and self indulgence. Bullish and intense when out of balance.
Cold and dry with a slow, variable or erratic metabolism. Colicky, tense. Withdrawn, pensive, anxious, and hesitant. Analytical, intelligent, detail oriented and creative. Prone to ojas depletion, dehydration, an overactive nervous system, and depression.
Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Barley
Experiences are Personal
Experiences vary according to the person and constitution. Individual results may vary.
The list of herbal-actions below has not be approved by the FDA and should not be used to treat a medical condition.
An herb that strengthens spleen function by improving strength of the blood. Spleen tonics Builds agni, brighten the person's appearances & firms up tissues.
A class of laxative that adds bulk and water to stools. The large size of the stool stimulates peristalsis so the stool can pass more easily through the colon. It is important to drink plenty of water when using high fiber laxatives, as they can be dehydr
Herbs that promote urine formation, thereby flushing the kidneys and urinary tract while eliminating any excess water retention. As diuretics reduce water retention, they are often used to reduce blood pressure.
Cholagogues stimulate the production & release of bile from the liver & gallbladder. This refreshes and cleanses these organs, as well as increases bile in the small intestines.
Inositol is an alcohol sugar made naturally in the human body from glucose. It is lipotropic (aiding fat metabilism in the liver). It affects a variety of hormones, neurotransmitters, steroid, growth factors and water.
Phytates prevent absorption of nutrients. They are commonly found in all seeds, including nuts, grains, and beans. Sprouting greatly reduces phytate content, as well as long, slow cooking with vinegar.
In each study below, students from the
Joyful Belly College of Ayurveda ate the selected food for 3 days and reported the effects.
See other studies of food & herbs at Joyful Belly.
TEMPERATURE/CIRCULATION
How did Barley affect your temperature?
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13
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Much colder
Slightly colder
Same
Slightly warmer
Much warmer
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect your ear temperature?
30
24
18
12
6
0
1
23
1
Hotter
No Change
Cooler
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect your sweat quantity?
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4
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Same
Slightly more
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Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect the color of your skin?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
2
4
0
19
Yellower/Greener
Paler
Redder
Grayer
No Change
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect the color of your tongue body?
25
20
15
10
5
0
3
2
0
20
Paler
Redder
Bluer
No Change
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect the swelling of your tongue body?
22
18
14
10
6
2
3
6
16
More Swelling
Less Swelling
No Change
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect your appetite/hunger?
15
12
9
6
3
0
5
10
6
3
1
Much less hungry
Slightly less hungry
Same
Slightly hungrier
Much hungrier
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect your digestion speed?
10
8
6
4
2
0
0
5
9
5
6
Much faster
Slightly faster
Same
Slightly slower
Much slower
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
TOXINS
How did Barley affect the amount of gas & bloating?
15
12
9
6
3
0
1
1
10
11
2
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect your stool smell?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
3
15
6
1
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
Tongue: How did Barley affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?
15
12
9
6
3
0
2
5
10
8
0
Much smaller
Slightly less
Same
Slightly larger coating
Much larger
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect the color of your tongue coating?
20
16
12
8
4
0
3
0
4
4
14
Yellower
Browner
Grayer
Whiter
No Change
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect your throat soreness?
26
21
16
11
6
1
2
20
3
More sore
No Change
Less sore
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect your urine smell?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
1
22
2
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
2
21
2
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Many more
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect your sweat smell?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
1
22
2
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect your acne?
22
18
14
10
6
2
5
17
3
More acne
No Change
Less acne
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect your freckles/moles?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
25
0
Darker
No Change
Lighter
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect the color of your sclera (white part of eye)?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
1
2
0
3
Redder/Bloodshot
Yellower
Grayer
Browner
Whiter
19
No Change
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect the color of the lower eye lid?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
2
22
1
More green/dark green
More purple
No Change
Less green/purple
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
HYDRATION
How did Barley affect your urine frequency/quantity?
15
12
9
6
3
0
2
4
12
6
1
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect the dryness of your skin?
15
12
9
6
3
0
11
1
13
Drier
Oilier
No Change
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect the puffiness of lower eye lid?
25
20
15
10
5
0
5
19
1
Puffier
No Change
Less Puffy
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect the cracks on your tongue?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
4
18
3
0
Larger/longer/more cracks
Slightly more
Same
Slightly less/smaller/shorter
Much less
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
FLUID-THICKNESS
How did Barley affect your ear pressure?
25
20
15
10
5
0
4
20
1
More pressure
No Change
Less pressure
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect your congestion?
21
17
13
9
5
1
7
16
2
More congestion
No Change
Less congestion
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect the thickness of your mucous congestion?
14
12
10
8
6
4
8
12
5
More thick
No Change
Less thick
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
NERVOUS-SYSTEM
How did Barley affect your energy levels?
15
12
9
6
3
0
3
11
8
2
1
Much less energy
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more energy
Much more
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect your muscle tension?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
4
15
6
0
Much less tension
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more tension
Much more
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect your anxiety?
15
12
9
6
3
0
0
6
11
7
1
Much less anxiety
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more anxiety
Much more
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect the stillness of your tongue?
21
17
13
9
5
1
2
18
5
More still
No Change
More Trembling / Jittery
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
DIGESTION
How did Barley affect your digestion speed?
10
8
6
4
2
0
0
5
9
5
6
Much faster
Slightly faster
Same
Slightly slower
Much slower
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect the amount of gas & bloating?
15
12
9
6
3
0
1
1
10
11
2
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect burning sensations in digestive tract (do not include acid reflux)?
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16
12
8
4
0
2
5
17
1
0
Much relief
Slight relief
Same
Slightly more burning
Much more burning
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect your appetite/hunger?
15
12
9
6
3
0
5
10
6
3
1
Much less hungry
Slightly less hungry
Same
Slightly hungrier
Much hungrier
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
TONGUE
How did Barley affect the color of your tongue body?
25
20
15
10
5
0
3
2
0
20
Paler
Redder
Bluer
No Change
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect the stillness of your tongue?
21
17
13
9
5
1
2
18
5
More still
No Change
More Trembling / Jittery
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect the color of your tongue coating?
20
16
12
8
4
0
3
0
4
4
14
Yellower
Browner
Grayer
Whiter
No Change
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect the cracks on your tongue?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
4
18
3
0
Larger/longer/more cracks
Slightly more
Same
Slightly less/smaller/shorter
Much less
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
Tongue: How did Barley affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?
15
12
9
6
3
0
2
5
10
8
0
Much smaller
Slightly less
Same
Slightly larger coating
Much larger
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect the swelling of your tongue body?
22
18
14
10
6
2
3
6
16
More Swelling
Less Swelling
No Change
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
STOOL
How did Barley affect your stool lightness?
15
12
9
6
3
0
1
7
13
3
1
Much lighter
Slightly lighter
Same
Slightly darker
Much darker
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect your stool smell?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
3
15
6
1
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect your stool consistency?
15
12
9
6
3
0
1
5
4
12
3
Much softer
Slightly softer
Same
Slightly harder
Much harder
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect your stool frequency/quantity?
10
8
6
4
2
0
6
9
4
5
1
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect your stool color?
20
16
12
8
4
0
2
0
2
3
18
More yellow
More gray
More green
More orange
Same
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
URINE
How did Barley affect your urine clarity?
18
15
12
9
6
3
4
16
5
More cloudy
Same
More clear
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect your urine smell?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
1
22
2
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect your urine lightness?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
4
17
4
0
Much lighter
Slightly lighter
Same
Slightly Darker
Much Darker
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect your urine frequency/quantity?
15
12
9
6
3
0
2
4
12
6
1
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
2
21
2
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Many more
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
SWEAT
How did Barley affect your sweat quantity?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
1
20
4
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect your sweat smell?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
1
22
2
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
SKIN
How did Barley affect the dryness of your skin?
15
12
9
6
3
0
11
1
13
Drier
Oilier
No Change
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect the color of your skin?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
2
4
0
19
Yellower/Greener
Paler
Redder
Grayer
No Change
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect your freckles/moles?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
25
0
Darker
No Change
Lighter
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect your acne?
22
18
14
10
6
2
5
17
3
More acne
No Change
Less acne
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
EYE
How did Barley affect the color of the lower eye lid?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
2
22
1
More green/dark green
More purple
No Change
Less green/purple
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect the puffiness of lower eye lid?
25
20
15
10
5
0
5
19
1
Puffier
No Change
Less Puffy
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect the color of your sclera (white part of eye)?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
1
2
0
3
Redder/Bloodshot
Yellower
Grayer
Browner
Whiter
19
No Change
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
ENT
How did Barley affect your congestion?
21
17
13
9
5
1
7
16
2
More congestion
No Change
Less congestion
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect your ear pressure?
25
20
15
10
5
0
4
20
1
More pressure
No Change
Less pressure
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect your throat soreness?
26
21
16
11
6
1
2
20
3
More sore
No Change
Less sore
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect the thickness of your mucous congestion?
14
12
10
8
6
4
8
12
5
More thick
No Change
Less thick
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect your ear temperature?
30
24
18
12
6
0
1
23
1
Hotter
No Change
Cooler
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
HEART
How did Barley affect your heart pain/pressure/cramping?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
1
23
1
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect your heart rate?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
4
15
5
1
Much slower
Slightly slower
Same
Slightly faster
Much faster
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect your heart rhythm?
26
21
16
11
6
1
2
21
2
More palpitations
Same
Less palpitations
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
SYSTEMIC
How did Barley affect your energy levels?
15
12
9
6
3
0
3
11
8
2
1
Much less energy
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more energy
Much more
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect your muscle tension?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
4
15
6
0
Much less tension
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more tension
Much more
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect your anxiety?
15
12
9
6
3
0
0
6
11
7
1
Much less anxiety
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more anxiety
Much more
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
How did Barley affect your temperature?
15
12
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3
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13
8
0
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Total Responses: 25 Study ID:56 (2021-10-27 - 2021-11-05)
Barley may be beneficial for these symptoms.
The suitability of any food for a condition is highly dependent on the individual.
Please see your doctor before using this food to treat a medical condition.
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CONTRAINDICATED FOR THESE SYMPTOMS
Barley may be harmful or contraindicated for these symptoms.
Note this is not a complete list of all possible contraindications.
Please see your doctor before using this food to treat a medical condition.
Herb Drug Interaction Risk
Here are some potential herb drug interactions with Barley. Please see your health care provider for more information.
Cholagogue: Anything that strengthens or cleanses the liver can clear drugs more quickly, requiring a higher dose.
Diuretic: Diuretics may clear pharmaceutical drugs more quickly, lowering the effect. Avoid if taking water pills or pharmaceutical diuretics.
Lowers-blood-sugar: Avoid if taking diabetes or other blood sugar lowering medication
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