Handbook of Medicinal Herbs

(Nandana) #1

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Scirrhus (f; BIB); Sore (f; BIB); Tumor (f; BIB); Urogenitosis (f; BIB); Wart (f; BIB); Water
Retention (f; BIB).
Dosages (Barley) — Food farmacy. 450 mg (PH2). J. I quote here a food farmacy recipe that I
have seen only in the Bible, “Take thou unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentils, and
millet, and fitches, and put them in one vessel, and make thee bread thereof...And thou shalt eat it
as barley cakes...” (Ezekiel 4:9, 12).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Barley) — Class 2b (AHP). “Hazards and/or
side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2).

BASIL, SWEET BASIL (Ocimum basilicum L.) ++

Synonym — O. basilicum var. glabratum Benth., O. basilicum var. majus Benth.
Activities (Basil) — Alexeteric (f; CRC; WOI); Analgesic (1; CRC; PNC; TRA); Antacid (1; TRA);
Antialzheimeran (1; COX; FNF); Antiarthritic (1; COX; FNF); Antibacterial (1; APA; PNC; TRA);
Anticancer (1; COX; FNF); Anticoagulase (f; WOI); Anticomplementary(1; TRA); Antidote (f;
CRC); Antiinflammatory (1; COX; FNF; TRA); Antioxidant (1; APA); Antiplaque (1; APA);
Antipyretic (f; CRC; IED; WOI); Antiseptic (1; APA; KOM; PHR; PH2; TRA); Antispasmodic (1;
CRC; TRA); Antitumor (1; APA); Antiulcer (1; APA; TRA); Aperitif (f; PHR; PH2); Aphrodisiac
(f; CRC; IED; JFM); Aromatic (f; PNC); Bradycardic (1; TRA); Candidicide (1; AAB); Carcino-
genic (1; CRC; KOM; TRA); Carminative (1; APA; PNC; TRA); COX-2- Inhibitor (1; COX; FNF);
Cyanogenic (f; CRC; WOI); Demulcent (f; CRC; DEP); Deodorant (f; CRC); Diaphoretic (f; AAB;
CRC; DEP); Digestive (1; APA; PHR; PH2; TRA); Diuretic (f; CRC; DEP; KOM; PHR; PH2);
Emmenagogue (f; AAB; APA); Enterotonic (f; JFM); Expectorant (f; CRC; WOI); Fullness (f;
PH2); Fungicide (1; AAB; TRA); Gastrotonic (f; JFM); Glutathionigenic (1; TRA); Hemostat (f;
PH2); Hepatocarcinogenic (1; PNC); Insecticide (1; CRC; TRA); Insectifuge (1; CRC; JFM);
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