- Wound Healing
Vulnerary
1. Grind roasted seeds & spread directly on burn. (B)
2. Prepare dough from Hordeum flour & apply to burn. (Z)
- Surgical/ Trauma
Anti-Infective
Decoct grain & drink.
- Opthalmic
Anti-inflammatory
Preparation/ Admin. not specified.
- Nervous system
Analgesic
Prepare bread loaf from Hordeum flour + "bizr kitan" (Linum sp.); slice in half while hot & use as hot compress on head.
- Musculoskeletal/ joints
Analgesic, Anti-arthritic, Anti-inflammatory
This recipe is in 2 parts A & B: A. Prepare dough of ground hordeum flour + vinegar + coriander & apply to painful area. (Helpful especially if pain is accompanied by fever). If this is unhelpful then prepare B. B. Grind lentils (Lens culinaris)+ burnt, ground sheep bones + Coriandrum + Colchicum luteum + Terminalia chebula peel & eat for three days. After this extract "kusani" (? Cichorium sp. ) & drink x1 cup of conc. extract every evening.
- Musculoskeletal/ joints
Vulnerary
Cook Hordeum straw in water in closed pot & hold affected limb over steam for few minutes; on removal immediately rebreak bone with a light tap.
- Mental Health
Anxiolytic
Mix grain + honey + "washaj" (gum resin of Dorema ammoniacum/ gum ammoniac). (Admin.not specified.).
- Kidney & Urinary Tract
Anti-inflammatory, Demulcent
1.Decoct seeds & drink x1 cup on an empty stomach mornings. (B)
2. Decoct grain & drink. (Z)
- Kidney & Urinary Tract
Deobstruent
Cook grains in water & drink/
- Kidney & Urinary Tract
Anti-lithic
1. Mix black species of Hordeum. vulgare + "lubiya" or cowpea (Vigna unguiculate). (Admin not specified.) (Z)
2. Boil Hordeum grains for a long time + husks of " tzalaqot tiras" (female inflorescence of maize/ corn); add sugar & drink. (Z)
3. Decoct seeds & drink x1 cup on an empty stomach mornings. (B)
- General
Anti-hydropic
Cook grains + rosemary (Rosmarinus sp.) (Admin. not specified.)
- General
Anti-pyretic
Decoct grains & drink.
- General
Refrigerant
Cook grains in water & drink.
- General
Anti-hydropic
Cook grains in water & drink.
- Gastrointestinal
Anti-ulcer
Decoct grains & drink.
- Gastrointestinal
Carminative
Cook grains + "najil" (Cynodon dactylon) in water & drink.
- Endocrine/ Metabolic
Hypoglycemic
Prepare hordeum flour & eat
- Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT)
Anti-Infective, Demulcent
Cook grain in water, gargle while hot & spit out.
- Dermatological
Vulnerary
Cook seeds of "turmus" (Lupinus termis) in water & use water to prepare a dough with Hordeum flour; bandage affected area with dough.
- Dermatological
Anti-pruritic
Grind grains, wet with "leben" (yoghurt) & apply to affected area.