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Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)

Family: Gramineae

Medicinal uses: Treatment for digestive problems; baby food

Part used medicinally: Fruit

Native origin: Asia, North Africa

Hordeum vulgare L.

Photo: Michael Clayton, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Hordeum vulgare L.

Photo: D. Doel Soejarto, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago