The ergot compounds contained in raw malt have the effect and efficacy of inhibiting prolactin secretion. The decoction of raw malt is taken internally and can be used to return breast milk (weaning) to the mother, the dosage is about 100 grams per day, and the breast milk is usually weaned in 2~3 days. Note that malt milk extract also has the effect of returning breast milk, breastfeeding women need to pay special attention.

In addition to this, in China's traditional Chinese medicine, the role of barley is similar to that of wheat, barley germination is raw malt, which has the effect of aiding digestion.

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Buying malt need to pay attention to, to the color yellowish, have germ is good, so in the purchase of the time must look carefully, never look at the germ of the malt, so that the nutrients are richer. Therefore, in the purchase of malt must look carefully, only so selected malt effect is better, and only such malt can better realize the effect of therapeutic.

Modern pharmacological studies believe that raw malt contains ergotamine compounds, can inhibit the secretion of prolactin, and thus used to return to the breast, after frying to destroy ergotamine compounds, return to the breast weakened.

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