Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕ | Fructus Hordei Germinatus |
Botanical name: 學名﹕ | Hordeum sativum Jess. var. vulgar, Hack. |
Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音 ﹕ | bakuga |
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音 ﹕ | maek'ga |
Pron. in Cantonese: 粵音﹕ | mak6 ngaa4 |
Other Names: 別名﹕ | prescription name in pinyin: mai ya 麥芽，da mai ya 大麥 芽，sheng mai ya 生麥芽，chao mai ya 炒麥芽，jiao mai ya 焦麥芽。 大麥糵《藥性論》，麥糵《日華子本草》，大麥毛《滇南本草》 ，大麥芽《本草匯言》 處方名：麥芽，大麥芽，生麥芽，炒麥芽，焦麥芽等。 |
Common Name: 英文名﹕ | barley grass, hordeum vulgare grass, pearl barley grass, scotch barley grass |
Distribution: 產地﹕ | throughout China 全中國。 |
Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕ | sweet, neutral 甘，平。 |
Channels (meridians) entered: 歸經﹕ | spleen, stomach. 脾，胃。 |
| Medical functions: 藥理﹕ | - reduce the risk of coronary heart disease [2]
- lower blood sugar
- lower blood pressure
- beneficial for ulcerated colitis
- hordenine, a chemical in the root of developing barley, may stimulate the sympathetic nervous system.[1]
- digestive enzyme that help digestion
- 減低冠心病
- 降血糖
- 降血壓
- 對潰瘍性腸炎有效
- 麥芽素有增進自主神經作用
- 消化酶 有助消化作用
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Actions & Indications: 主治﹕ | ulcerated colitis [1], peptic ulcer, hypertension, diabetes, indigestion, flatulence, lack of appetite, vomiting and diarrhea. 用於治療 胃潰瘍，潰瘍性腸炎，高 血壓，糖尿病，食積不消，脘腹脹滿，食欲 不振，嘔吐瀉泄 |
Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕ | | contain enzymes： | 含酶類: | α-amylase | α- 澱粉酶 | b-amylase | b- 澱 粉酶 | invertase | 轉化糖酶 | limitdextrinase | 極限糊精 酶 | pullulanase | 普魯藍酶 | cellulase | 纖維素酶 | b- glucanase | β-葡聚醣酶 | phenolase | 酚酶 | acid phosphatase | 酸性磷酸 脢 | peptidase | 蛋白酶 | endorprotinase | 內蛋白激酶 | protinase | 蛋白激酶 | phosphodiesterase | 磷酸二酯 酶 | lipase | 脂酶 | protease | 朊酶 | oxidase | 氧化酶 | catalyticase | 催化酶 | cellobiase | 纖維二糖酶 | gentiobiase | 龍膽二糖酶 | lichenase | 地衣聚糖酶 | peroxidisomerase | 過氧化異構酶 | | also contain: | 另含: | hordenine0.13%～0.25% | 大麥芽鹼 0.13%～0.25% | hordatine A | 大麥鹼A | hordatine B | 大麥鹼B | adenine (vitamin B4) | 腺嘌呤 (维生素B4) | Choline 0.02%～0.1% | 膽鹼 0.02%～0.1% | Betaine Hydrochloride 0.06% | 甜菜鹼 (三甲基甘氨酸）0.06% | lecithin | 卵磷脂 | animo acid | 氨基酸 | vitamin B，D，E | 維生素 B，D，E | cane sugar | 蔗糖 | cytochrlme C | 細胞色素C | | also contain tocoquinone： | 還含有生育醌: | α-tocopheryl quinone | α-托科醌 | α-tocotrienol | α-生育三烯酚 | saponarin | 肥皂草甙 | lurlnarin | 大麥黃甙 | leucoanthocyanins | 白 花色甙 | | also contain toxin of fructus Hordei Germinatus： | 尚含麥毒： | candicine | 白栝楼碱 |
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Dosage: 用 量﹕ | 6 to 15 g 6~15 克。 |
Samples of formulae: 處方 舉例﹕ | For indigestion: jiao san xian. For digestion, the herb should be lightly stir fried and seep in hot water. Overheating can destroy the amylase for digesting carbohydrates. 消化不良：焦 三仙。麥芽不應加熱過度。以免破壞其澱粉酶。應微炒冲服。 |
Modern Research: 現代研究﹕ | |
Toxicity & Cautions: 毒素與禁忌﹕ | To avoid increasing the drug effect, not to take with ma huang, caffeine, blood sugar lowering drug, blood pressure lowering drug, cardiac function enhancing drug, 避免與以下各藥同用，以免過度增加藥力：麻 黄，降血糖藥，降血壓藥，咖啡因，強心劑。 |
