for sore mouth and chronic ophthalmia. Homoeopathic Clinical: Tincture of the bark of the root— Biliary colic, Bilious attack, Bladder affections, Calculus, Duodenum( catarrh of), Dysmenorrhoea, Fevers, Fistula, Gall-stones, Gravel, Herpes, Irritation, Jaundice, Joint affections, Knee( pain in), Leucorrhoea, Liver disorder, Lumbago, Opthalmia, Oxaluria, Polypus, Renal colic, Rheumatism, Sacrum( pain in), Side pain, Spermatic cords( neuralgia of), Spleen( affections of), Tumours, Urine( disorders of), Vaginismus. Russian Experience: Since 1950 the official Pharmacopeia recognized two species of Barberry— Berberidis amerenis( Amur barberry) and Berberidis vulgaris( Barberry common).
In extract form for female genital organs, inflammation of gall-bladder pain and to increase bile. Also helpful to reduce high blood pressure. Folk Medicine: Since olden days Russian people have used the same two, now recognized officially, for inflammation, excess of menstruation, and to stop bleeding in general and gall-bladder conditions.
BARLEY Hordeum distichun and Hordeum vulgare, L.( N. O.: Gramineae)
Features: Barley, a cereal of the genus Hordeum. There are several species of barley. The two cultivated are H. vulgare, or six-rowed barley. H. distichun, the so-called two-rowed barley. Others are herbs, slightly similar to barley in general appearance.
Barley seeds have been found in tombs in Asia Minor dating from about 3500 B. C. Believed to have had its origin in western Asia and used as food for man and beast and was the chief grain for making bread in Europe until replaced by wheat and rye. In the United States, North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota and California are the major producing states. In Canada, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Ontario and Manitoba.
The vegetative parts of the barley plant are similar to those of wheat and oats, being distinguished by the auricle at the base of the leaf which clasps about the stem, extending farther than in other cereals with pointed projections which overlap at the side opposite the leaf. Each barley seed is enclosed in a strong hull which remains intact even during threshing. The naked barley seed within this hull is similar in shape to a kernel of wheat. Solvent: Water. Medicinal Part: Decorticated seed. Bodily Influence: Demulcent, Nutritive.