1. Aliases

Wheat tiller, barley hair, barley malt, barley tiller.
2. Plant morphology
Annual or biennial herbs, with a height of 60-100 centimeters. The stem is upright and smooth. The leaf sheath has curved hooked leaf ears on both sides of the apex; Tongue small, 1-2 millimeters long, membranous; The leaves are long lanceolate or banded, rough on the top and relatively smooth on the bottom. Spike inflorescences are 4-10 centimeters long, with 3 sturdy spikelets per node; Ying linear, without veins, 8-14 millimeters long, with the tip extending into 8-14 millimeters of awns; The inner lemma is equal in length to the outer lemma. Yingguo has a longitudinal groove on its belly, which adheres to the sticky body after maturity and is not easy to thresh.
3. Origin distribution
Cultivated throughout the country.
4. Harvesting and processing
Harvest the fruits from May to June when they are ripe, cut the aboveground parts, dry them in the sun, thresh them, and lift them clean. Preparation: Take clean barley, soak it in water for 3-4 hours, remove it, place it in a container that can drain water, cover it, sprinkle 2-3 times a day with water, keep it moist, and take it out when the sprouts are 2-3 millimeters long. Dry and stir fry the malt: Take clean malt and place it in a pot, stir fry it over low heat until the surface is dark yellow, and if there are occasional burnt spots, take it out and let it cool; Burnt malt: Stir fry using the same method until golden brown, with a popping sound. Remove and let cool.
5. Characteristics of medicinal herbs
Shuttle shaped, 8-12 millimeters long, with a diameter of 3-4 millimeters. The surface is light yellow, surrounded by lemma on the back, with 5 veins; The ventral surface is surrounded by an inner lemma. After removing the inner and outer lemma, there is one longitudinal groove on the ventral surface; At the base of the embryonic root, sprouts and fibrous roots grow, with the sprouts covered in needle shaped strips and measuring about 0.5 centimeters in length. Several fibrous roots, slender and curved. Hard texture, white cross-section, powdery. Odorless, slightly sweet in taste.
6. Nature, taste, and meridian tropism
Mild in nature and sweet in taste. Guipi Meridian and Stomach Meridian.
7. Effect and function
Promoting qi and digestion, invigorating the spleen and promoting appetite, reducing milk and bloating. It belongs to the category of disinfectant.
8. Clinical applications
Used for food retention, abdominal distension and pain, spleen deficiency with insufficient food intake, milk stasis, breast distension and pain, and women's weaning. Raw malt can strengthen the spleen and promote stomach and milk circulation, used for spleen deficiency, reduced appetite, and milk stasis; Stir fried malt can promote digestion and promote milk recovery, used for food retention and women's weaning; Jiaomai malt is used for digestion and digestion, and is used for food accumulation and abdominal distension and pain. It is beneficial for promoting digestion, soothing the liver, and promoting the growth of the stomach; Both raw and stir fried milk can be used; Stir fry more to stop diarrhea. Internal administration: decoct soup, dosage 10-12 grams, or grind into powder and take orally; Stir fry with 60 grams of milk.
9. Pharmacological research
It has a digestive aid effect and appears to have a mild promoting effect on the secretion of gastric acid and pepsin; Reduce blood sugar levels in rabbits and normal individuals; It has a dual effect of inhibiting and promoting lactation in lactation mammary gland secretion; Can enhance the tension and movement of the guinea pig uterus, dilate bronchospasm; It has the effects of reducing blood lipids, protecting the liver, and protecting against radiation; It has a certain inhibitory effect on fungi.
10. Chemical composition
Malt contains various enzymes such as amylase, invertase, esterase, oxidase, catalytic enzyme, fiber disaccharide enzyme, gentian disaccharide enzyme, lichen polysaccharide enzyme, bitter almond enzyme, peroxide isomerase, etc. It also contains barley malt alkaloids, barley malt guanidine alkaloids A and B, as well as glucosides and gramine. It also contains adenine, choline, betaine, phospholipids, amino acids, vitamins B, D, E, sucrose, etc. It also contains Q-tocopherol, alpha tocopherol, chloroquinone, and trichosanthes alkaloids.
11. Taboos for use
Pregnant women and those without accumulation should take it with caution, and it is prohibited for women during lactation.
12. Compatibility prescription
① Fast diaphragm feeding: 120 grams of malt, 60 grams of Shenqu, 30 grams of Atractylodes macrocephala and 30 grams of orange peel each. At the end of the day, the steamed cake pill wutong was big. Take thirty to fifty pills of ginseng soup per person. (Compendium of Principles)
② To treat infantile chancre, a hundred medicines are not effective: barley malt (stir fried), Shenqu (stir fried), Wumao (stir fried), Huanglian (shaved). The upper part is divided into two parts. Steam the pig bile and extract the juice, grind it into a thin paste with the steamed cake, and then mix it with medicine. The pills are as big as sesame seeds, and the amount should be adjusted accordingly. Drink 20 pieces of hollow rice for temporary adjustment. If children have no time, take them three to five times a day. ("Ye Shi Lu Yan Fang" Xiaochan Wan)
③ Treating satiety and lying down, suffering from grain fatigue, making the limbs feel tired and drowsy. After eating, it is often very tiring: one liter of barley malt, 30 grams of pepper (boiled together), and 90 grams of dried ginger. Crush the powder, take a dagger every inch, and take it three or four times a day. (Behind the Elbow)
④ For postpartum fever, blocked milk, and no offspring, it is recommended to consume 60g of malt (stir fried). Grind the fine powder, mix the clear soup, and make four servings. (Danxi Heart Technique)