Barley Grass Extract

Latin Name:Hordeum vulgare
Active Ingredient:Vitamin K flavonoids
CAS No:85251-64-5/94349-67-4
Specification:30;1
MOQ:1kg
Lead Time:Within 7days after confirming order

Barley Grass Extract Introduction:

Barley grass is one of the green grasses - the only vegetation on the earth that can supply sole nutritional support from birth to old age. Barley has served as a food staple in most cultures. The use of barley for food and medicinal purposes dates to antiquity. Agronomists place this ancient cereal grass as being cultivated as early as 7000 BC.

Cereal grass is the young green plant that grows to produce the cereal grain. Grasses belong to the Gramineae family that provides all the world's cereals and most of the world's sugar. Wheat grass and barley grass are popular nutritional supplements. These cereal grasses, along with spirulina (see Spirulina), chlorella (see Chlorella), oat grass and alfalfa are sometimes referred to as "green foods." Wheat grass and barley grass are rich sources of chlorophyll (see Chlorophyll/Chlorophyllin), which is believed to have some health-promoting activities.

Function:

1.Astounding amounts of vitamins and minerals are found in green barley leaves. The leaves have an ability to absorb nutrients from the soil.
2.Barley also contains a -glucan, a fiber also found in oat bran and reported to reduce cholesterol levels.
3.The root contains the alkaloid hordenine which stimulates peripheral blood circulation and has been used as a bronchodilator for bronchitis.

Dosage Information:

There are various forms of wheat grass and barley grass supplements. Both are available as a powder, in tablets and as a juice. It is also available as a juice. Wheat grass and barley grass are also found in combination "green food" products with spirulina, chlorella, oat grass and alfalfa. Those who use wheat grass typically take 3.5 grams daily. The typical dose of barley grass is also about 3.5 grams daily.