Effects and functions of barley : ?

1. Barley can be divided into lemma barley and naked barley. Naked barley is known as barley in Qinghai-Tibet, Yuanmai in the Yangtze River Basin, and Mimai in North China. Its flavor is sweet and salty, cool in nature, and it has the effect of quenching summer heat, quenching thirst and returning breast milk, as well as nourishing the five viscera, replenishing deficiency, and it is effective in the treatment of urinary drenching and pain, indigestion, and stuffiness in the full stomach and abdomen.

2. In addition, barley is rich in vitamin E, which can effectively promote blood circulation and protect the skin; the soluble dietary fiber in barley can effectively reduce human cholesterol.

3. Barley is high in carbohydrates, followed by protein, calcium, phosphorus, containing a small amount of B vitamins. Because barley contains a small amount of gluten, so it can not be used as fermented foods, such as bread. In the northern region many people will grind barley into powder to make muesli porridge; more made of pearl barley, put into the soup to cook and eat.

4. The role of barley is mainly edible, brewing and livestock and poultry feed. Barley is a staple food in Tibetan areas, where they will fry and grind naked barley into powder to make tsampa. In some areas, naked barley is boiled in porridge or mixed in rice, which has the effect of strengthening the body.

5. The use of barley brewing in China has a very long history, beer production ranks second in the world, can be said to be a beer country. Traditional beer and whiskey are brewed with barley malt as the main ingredient.

6. In Europe and North America, barley is used as feed for livestock. The southern region of China will also use barley to feed pigs, which can make the pork meat better.