Fructus Hordei
Germinatus
Source
The germinant fruit of Hordeum vulgare L., family Gramineae.
Characteristics
Fruit
small shuttle-shaped, 8-12 mm long, 3-4 mm in diameter; surface covered
by yellowish husk, with longitudinal veins; a long-lanceolate plumule
and several fibrous roots appearing at one end. Sweet in taste, warm in
nature, and attributive to spleen and stomach channels.
Indication
1. Strengthen the stomach and improve digestion: For dyspepsia of 
starches,
vomiting of milk in infants caused by improper feeding, and anorexia due
to deficiency of spleen and stomach.
2. Lactifuge: For galactostasis and as lactifuge for breast-feeding women.
Pharmacological
Action
Its decoction promotes the secretion of pepsin and gastric juice.
Administration Decoction: 10-15g; 60-120g of fresh sample for lactifuge.