Plant Details

Accepted name:: Hordeum vulgare L. [Poaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
akkatam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
aksata	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
akshata	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
arad jao	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
aricikkotumai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
baarli	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bansa	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
barley	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Encyclopedia of Herb. Medicine (Bartram, 1995) GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Survey of Trad. Drugs Sold in Jordan (Lev, 2002) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) The Plant-Book (Mabberley, 1996) Timber Press Plant Names (Erhardt et al., 2009) Trad. Drugs in Israel at End C20th (Lev & Amar, 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
barley grass	Other	WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
barley sprout	Other	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
barlhiarisi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
barli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
barli akki	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
barliarisi	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
barlibiyam	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
barliyarishi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
barliyarisi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
barliyayisi	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
bear	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bori	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
buudhai	Other	Useful plants of Wakhan and Pamir, Afghanistan (Soelberg, 2016)
cavvukkotumai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cebada	Other	Archivos de Flora Iberica (Morales et al., 1996) Med. Plants for Diabetes in C. America (Giovannini et al., 2016) Pl. Res. of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley, Mexico (Casas et al., 2001) Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983)
cereal barley	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
cevad	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cheno	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
common barley	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
dhanuabhedam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dhanyabhedam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dhanyaraja	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dhānyarāja	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
divya	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
evakkotu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
evataniyam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
fructus hordei germinatus	Pharmaceutical	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
germinated barley	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
gerste	Other	Kräuter Gewürze und Heilpflanzen (Bremness, 1994) Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) Timber Press Plant Names (Erhardt et al., 2009)
hayapriya	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hayeshta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hayeṣṭā	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
hordei fructus germinatus	Pharmaceutical	Korean Herbal Pharmacopoeia (2002) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
hordei germinatus fructus	Pharmaceutical	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
jab	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
jan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jao	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
jao muqashar nim kofta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jaoo	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jau	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Pl. Meds for Musculoskeletal Disorders, N. Pakistan (Malik et al., 2018) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
jav	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
java	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
javadhana	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
jave	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jave godi	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
jave-godhi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jave-godi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
javegambu	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
javegodhi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
javo	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
jaw	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jawa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jo	Other	Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
joa	Other	Med. Pl. in Arid Regions of N. Punjab, Pakistan (Ashfaq et al., 2019)
jow	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kanchuki	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kancukin	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kattukkotumai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kirtári	Other	Med. Pl. Use: Monasteries on Cyprus (Lardos & Heinrich, 2013)
klittári	Other	Med. Pl. Use: Monasteries on Cyprus (Lardos & Heinrich, 2013)
korn	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
krithári	Other	Med. Pl. Use: Monasteries on Cyprus (Lardos & Heinrich, 2013)
kulekhara	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
mai ya	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2021 (WHO-UMC, 2022)
maiya	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015) Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China. (Zhang et al., 2014)
malt extract	Other	Food Chemicals Codex, 6th Edn. (USP, 2008)
malt syrup	Other	Food Chemicals Codex, 6th Edn. (USP, 2008)
malta	Other	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)
malte	Other	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)
medhya	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mehrzeilige gerste	Other	Timber Press Plant Names (Erhardt et al., 2009)
nas	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Materia Med. in Sowa Rigpa (Wangyal et al., 2020)
né	Other	Materia Med. in Sowa Rigpa (Wangyal et al., 2020)
orge	Other	Les Plantes Arom. et Med. (Bremness, 1996) Timber Press Plant Names (Erhardt et al., 2009)
orzo	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
pachcha-yavulu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pachchayava	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pachhayava	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
parili	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
parli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
parliarici	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
parliyarici	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pavitradhanya	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pearl barley	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
praveta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
saathu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
satu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shaair	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shaeir	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Women in Mecca (Alqethami et al., 2017) Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
shair	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shaktu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shvetashunga	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sitashuka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sitrishuka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
situshuka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
so ba	Other	Materia Med. in Sowa Rigpa (Wangyal et al., 2020)
sowa	Other	Materia Med. in Sowa Rigpa (Wangyal et al., 2020)
suj	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tella tumma	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
tikshnashuka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tiksnasuka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
turagapriya	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tīkṣṇaśuka	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
varkotumai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vilattira	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
whisk(e)y	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
yau	Other	Useful plants of Wakhan and Pamir, Afghanistan (Soelberg, 2016)
yava	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
yava (fruit)	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
yava (whole plant)	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
yava dhanya	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
yavaalu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
yavah	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
yavaka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
yavala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
yavalu	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
yavam	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
yavataniyam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
yay	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
yirk	Other	Useful plants of Wakhan and Pamir, Afghanistan (Soelberg, 2016)
ō-mugi	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
κιρτάρι	Other	Modern Pl. Use in Monasteries on Cyprus, 2006-2012 (Lardos, 2016)
κλιττάρι	Other	Modern Pl. Use in Monasteries on Cyprus, 2006-2012 (Lardos, 2016)
κριθάρι	Other	Modern Pl. Use in Monasteries on Cyprus, 2006-2012 (Lardos, 2016)
буудай	Other	Useful plants of Wakhan and Pamir, Afghanistan (Soelberg, 2016)
ایرک	Other	Useful plants of Wakhan and Pamir, Afghanistan (Soelberg, 2016)
جو	Other	Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018) Useful plants of Wakhan and Pamir, Afghanistan (Soelberg, 2016)
ريعش	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Women in Mecca (Alqethami et al., 2017)
شعير	Other	Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
බාර්ලි	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
ནས།	Other	Materia Med. in Sowa Rigpa (Wangyal et al., 2020)
སོ་བ།	Other	Materia Med. in Sowa Rigpa (Wangyal et al., 2020)
麥芽	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
麦芽	Other	Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China. (Zhang et al., 2014)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
fruit	dried germinated ripe fruit	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
Seed		Survey of Trad. Drugs Sold in Jordan (Lev, 2002)
seed	dried germinated grain	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
Seed		Trad. Drugs in Israel at End C20th (Lev & Amar, 2000)
Fruit		Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China. (Zhang et al., 2014)
Seed		Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Roasted seeds		Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011)
Grains		Pl. Meds for Musculoskeletal Disorders, N. Pakistan (Malik et al., 2018)
Fruit		Med. Pl. in Arid Regions of N. Punjab, Pakistan (Ashfaq et al., 2019)
Shoot tip, Malt, Sprout, Seed, Grass	Grass juice, Oil	WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
Seeds		Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
seed		Med. Pl. Use: Monasteries on Cyprus (Lardos & Heinrich, 2013)
seed		Modern Pl. Use in Monasteries on Cyprus, 2006-2012 (Lardos, 2016)
Fruit, whole plant		Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
caryopsis	dried and germinated ripe caryopsis	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
Seeds		Med. Pl. Used by Women in Mecca (Alqethami et al., 2017)
sprout		WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2021 (WHO-UMC, 2022)
dried germinated ripe fruit		Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
seed		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
fruit	dried germinated ripe fruit	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
seed	syrup or extract	Food Chemicals Codex, 6th Edn. (USP, 2008)
fruit	dried fruit	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
bud		Korean Herbal Pharmacopoeia (2002)
fruit	dried fruit	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
seed	dry extract, vegetal drug	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)
Fruit (Seed)		Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 165 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Frumentum hordeum E.H.L.Krause Bot. Centralbl. 73: 339 (1898), nom. superfl.
Frumentum sativum E.H.L.Krause Bot. Centralbl. 73: 339 (1898).
Hordeum aestivum R.E.Regel Trudy Byuro Prikl. Bot. 8: 519 (1915), nom. nud.
Hordeum americanum R.E.Regel Trudy Byuro Prikl. Bot. 8: 519 (1915), nom. nud.
Hordeum barbaricum Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 365, 473 (1826).
Hordeum bifarium Roth Nov. Pl. Sp.: 59 (1821).
Hordeum brachyatherum R.E.Regel Trudy Byuro Prikl. Bot. 7: 794 (1914), nom. nud.
Hordeum caspicum R.E.Regel Trudy Byuro Prikl. Bot. 7: 784 (1914), nom. nud.
Hordeum coeleste (L.) P.Beauv. Ess. Agrostogr.: 141 (1812).
Hordeum coeleste var. barbatum Ser. Ann. Sci. Phys. Nat. Lyon 4: 351 (1841), not validly publ.
Hordeum daghestanicum R.E.Regel Trudy Byuro Prikl. Bot. 8: 519 (1915), nom. nud.
Hordeum defectoides R.E.Regel Trudy Byuro Prikl. Bot. 8: 519 (1915), nom. nud.
Hordeum durum R.E.Regel Trudy Byuro Prikl. Bot. 8: 519 (1915), nom. nud.
Hordeum elongatum R.E.Regel Trudy Byuro Prikl. Bot. 8: 519 (1915), nom. nud.
Hordeum gymnodistichum Duthie Fodder Grasses N. India: 70 (1888).
Hordeum heterostychon P.Beauv. Ess. Agrostogr.: 114 (1812), orth. var.
Hordeum hexastichon L. Sp. Pl.: 85 (1753).
Hordeum hexastichon var. densum Ser. Ann. Sci. Phys. Nat. Lyon 4: 345 (1841).
Hordeum hexastichon var. laxum Ser. Ann. Sci. Phys. Nat. Lyon 4: 344 (1841).
Hordeum hexastichon var. mandshuricum Regel Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 1857: 25 (1858).
Hordeum hibernaculum R.E.Regel Trudy Byuro Prikl. Bot. 8: 519 (1915), nom. nud.
Hordeum hibernans R.E.Regel Trudy Byuro Prikl. Bot. 8: 519 (1915), nom. nud.
Hordeum himalayense Rittig Beschr. Himalaya-Gerste: 3 (1822).
Hordeum hirtiusculum R.E.Regel Trudy Byuro Prikl. Bot. 8: 519 (1915), nom. nud.
Hordeum horsfordianum R.E.Regel Trudy Byuro Prikl. Bot. 8: 520 (1915), nom. nud.
Hordeum ircutianum R.E.Regel Trudy Byuro Prikl. Bot. 8: 519 (1915), nom. nud.
Hordeum jarenskianum R.E.Regel Trudy Byuro Prikl. Bot. 8: 519 (1915), nom. nud.
Hordeum juliae R.E.Regel Trudy Byuro Prikl. Bot. 7: 785 (1914), nom. nud.
Hordeum kalugense R.E.Regel Trudy Byuro Prikl. Bot. 8: 794 (1915), nom. nud.
Hordeum karzinianum R.E.Regel Trudy Byuro Prikl. Bot. 8: 520 (1915), nom. nud.
Hordeum kiarchanum R.E.Regel Trudy Byuro Prikl. Bot. 8: 519 (1915), nom. nud.
Hordeum laevipaleatum R.E.Regel Trudy Byuro Prikl. Bot. 7: 785 (1914), nom. nud.
Hordeum lapponicum R.E.Regel Trudy Byuro Prikl. Bot. 8: 784 (1915), nom. nud.
Hordeum latum Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 366 (1826).
Hordeum leptostachys Griff. Itin. Pl. Khasyah Mts.: 270 (1845).
Hordeum mandshuricum R.E.Regel Trudy Byuro Prikl. Bot. 7: 785 (1914), nom. nud.
Hordeum mandshuroides R.E.Regel Trudy Byuro Prikl. Bot. 7: 794 (1914), nom. nud.
Hordeum michalkowii R.E.Regel Trudy Byuro Prikl. Bot. 7: 785 (1914), nom. nud.
Hordeum nekludowii R.E.Regel Trudy Byuro Prikl. Bot. 8: 336 (1915), nom. nud.
Hordeum nigrum Willd. Enum. Pl.: 1037 (1809).
Hordeum nudum-distichum Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 366 (1826).
Hordeum pamiricum Vavilov Trudy Prikl. Bot., Suppl. 22: 38, 41 (1922), nom. nud.
Hordeum parvum R.E.Regel Trudy Byuro Prikl. Bot. 8: 520 (1915), nom. nud.
Hordeum pensanum R.E.Regel Trudy Byuro Prikl. Bot. 7: 794 (1914), nom. nud.
Hordeum perversum Forssk. Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: xix (1775).
Hordeum polystichon Haller Novi Comment. Soc. Regiae Sci. Gott. 6: 5 (1776).
Hordeum polystichon var. hackelii Chiov. Monogr. Rapp. Colon. 19: 52 (1912).
Hordeum polystichon var. hexastichon Döll Rhein. Fl.: 66 (1843).
Hordeum polystichon var. vulgare (L.) Döll Rhein. Fl.: 67 (1843).
Hordeum praecox Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 366 (1826).
Hordeum pyramidatum R.E.Regel Trudy Byuro Prikl. Bot. 8: 519 (1915), nom. nud.
Hordeum revelatum (Körn.) A.Schulz Ber. Deutsch. Bot. Ges. 34: 610 (1916).
Hordeum sativum Jess. Deut. Excurs.-Fl.: 551 (1890), nom. superfl.
Hordeum sativum Pers. Syn. Pl. 1: 108 (1805), pro syn.
Hordeum sativum subsp. hexastichon (L.) K.Richt. Pl. Eur. 1: 130 (1890), nom. superfl.
Hordeum sativum var. trifurcatum Schltdl. ex Orlov & Åberg Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 50: 9 (1941).
Hordeum sativum subsp. vulgare (L.) K.Richt. Pl. Eur. 1: 130 (1890).
Hordeum scabriusculum R.E.Regel Trudy Byuro Prikl. Bot. 7: 785 (1914), nom. nud.
Hordeum septentrionale R.E.Regel Trudy Byuro Prikl. Bot. 8: 337 (1915), nom. nud.
Hordeum stassewitschii R.E.Regel Trudy Byuro Prikl. Bot. 8: 519 (1915), nom. nud.
Hordeum strobelense Chiov. Monogr. Rapp. Colon. 19: 49 (1912).
Hordeum taganrocense R.E.Regel Trudy Byuro Prikl. Bot. 8: 520 (1915), nom. nud.
Hordeum tanaiticum R.E.Regel Trudy Byuro Prikl. Bot. 7: 785 (1914), nom. nud.
Hordeum tetrastichum Stokes Bot. Mat. Med. 1: 166 (1812).
Hordeum tetrastichum var. nudum Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 89 (1821 publ. 1822).
Hordeum transcaucasicum R.E.Regel Trudy Byuro Prikl. Bot. 7: 794 (1914), nom. nud.
Hordeum violaceum R.E.Regel Trudy Byuro Prikl. Bot. 8: 520 (1915), nom. nud.
Hordeum vulgare var. abdulbasirovii Omarov Trudy Prikl. Bot. 95: 57 (1985).
Hordeum vulgare var. addis-abebae Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 44 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. aestivum Metzg. ex Alef. Landw. Fl.: 340 (1866).
Hordeum vulgare var. africanum Vavilov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 63 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. ancoberense Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 45 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare subsp. antasiaticum Bachteev Syst. Vozdel Yachmen: 6 (1964), not validly publ.
Hordeum vulgare var. atratum Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 28 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. bachteevii Omarov Trudy Prikl. Bot. 95: 57 (1985).
Hordeum vulgare var. brachyura Alef. Landw. Fl.: 340 (1866).
Hordeum vulgare var. breviaristatum Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 29 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. brevispicatum Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 29 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. brunneinudum Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 82 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. chalunicum Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 46 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. chinense Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 29 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. chungense Åberg Symb. Bot. Upsal. 4(4): 42 (1940).
Hordeum vulgare var. coeleste L. Sp. Pl.: 85 (1753).
Hordeum vulgare var. coerulescens Ser. Ann. Sci. Phys. Nat. Lyon 4: 347 (1841).
Hordeum vulgare var. colonicum Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yaros in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 82 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. daghestanicum Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 83 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. euryhypatherum Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yaros in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 31 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. glabribrevisetum Regel ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yaros in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 48 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. glabrideficiens Vavilov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 68 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. glabrierectum Vavilov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 68 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. glabrigracilius Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yaros in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 31 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. glabrispicatum Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 68 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. glabriviride Trofim. Byull. Vsesoyuzn. Ordena Lenina Inst. Rasteniev. N. I. Vavilova 18: 19 (1971).
Hordeum vulgare var. gobicum Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 48 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. griseinigrum Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 49 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. griseinudum Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 85 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. hadaka Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 49 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. hangaicum Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 49 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. harlanii Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 32 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare convar. hexastichon (L.) Alef. Landw. Fl.: 339 (1866).
Hordeum vulgare var. hexastichon (L.) Asch. Fl. Brandenburg 1: 873 (1864).
Hordeum vulgare f. hexastichon (L.) M.Hiroe Pl. Basho's & Buson's Hokku Lit. 8(2): 130 (1973).
Hordeum vulgare subsp. hexastichon (L.) Čelak. Prodr. Fl. Böhmen 1: 571 (1867).
Hordeum vulgare var. hybernum Viborg Bot.-ökon. Abh. Gerste: 18 (1802).
Hordeum vulgare var. hypatherum Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 34 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. ibericum Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 34 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. insularum Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 86 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. interpallidum Trofim. in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 34 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. ismailii Omarov Byull. Vsesoyuzn. Ordena Lenina Ordena Druzhby Narodov Nauchno-Issl. Inst. Rasteniev. N. I. Vavilova 81: 40 (1978).
Hordeum vulgare var. japonicum Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 35 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. kobdicum Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 50 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. latibrevisetum Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 50 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. latinudipyramidatum Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 50 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. latirevelatum Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 52 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. leioheterolepis Vavilov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 70 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. lukyanovae Omarov Trudy Prikl. Bot. 95: 57 (1985).
Hordeum vulgare var. lvovii Omarov Trudy Prikl. Bot. 95: 57 (1985).
Hordeum vulgare var. macrosteron Alef. Landw. Fl.: 340 (1866).
Hordeum vulgare var. mandshuricum Regel Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 4(4): 167 (1861).
Hordeum vulgare subsp. medioasiaticum Bachteev Syst. Vozdel Yachmen: 18 (1964).
Hordeum vulgare var. micrurum Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 52 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. mongolicum Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 52 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. multispiculum Trofim. Byull. Vsesoyuzn. Ordena Lenina Inst. Rasteniev. N. I. Vavilova 18: 19 (1971).
Hordeum vulgare var. nanum Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 53 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. nigrinudum Vavilov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 86 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. nigrum (Willd.) Rchb. Fl. Germ. Excurs.: 18 (1830).
Hordeum vulgare var. nipponicum Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 36 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. nudijaponicum Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 53 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. nudinipponicum Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 54 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. palestinicum Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 74 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. pallidum Ser. Ann. Sci. Phys. Nat. Lyon 4: 346 (1841).
Hordeum vulgare var. patimatae Omarov Byull. Vsesoyuzn. Ordena Lenina Ordena Druzhby Narodov Nauchno-Issl. Inst. Rasteniev. N. I. Vavilova 81: 40 (1978).
Hordeum vulgare subsp. polystichon (Haller) Asch. & Graebn. Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(1): 728 (1902).
Hordeum vulgare var. rarum Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 75 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. revelatum Körn. Z. Gesammte Brauwesen 5: 125 (1882).
Hordeum vulgare convar. revelatum (Körn.) Tzvelev Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 10: 55 (1973).
Hordeum vulgare var. saidii Omarov Byull. Vsesoyuzn. Ordena Lenina Ordena Druzhby Narodov Nauchno-Issl. Inst. Rasteniev. N. I. Vavilova 81: 40 (1978).
Hordeum vulgare var. sessilifurcatum Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 55 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. sikangense Åberg Symb. Bot. Upsal. 4(4): 41 (1940).
Hordeum vulgare var. sinicum Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 39 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. sinojaponicum Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 56 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. solitarum Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 88 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. suberectum Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yaros in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 76 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. subneogenes Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yaros in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 89 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. subnudipiramidatum Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yaros in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 57 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. subnudum Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yaros in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 89 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. subnutans Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yaros in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 77 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. subpyramidatum Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yaros in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 40 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. subzeocrithon Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yaros in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 77 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. syriacum Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 77 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. tetranutans Trofim. & Lukyanova in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 78 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. tetrapallidum Trofim. & Lukyanova in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 40 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare subsp. tetrastichum (Stokes) Čelak. Acta Bot. Hung. 1: 230 (1954).
Hordeum vulgare var. tibetanum Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 58 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. tortile Ser. Ann. Sci. Phys. Nat. Lyon 4: 349 (1841).
Hordeum vulgare var. trofimovskajae Omarov Byull. Vsesoyuzn. Ordena Lenina Ordena Druzhby Narodov Nauchno-Issl. Inst. Rasteniev. N. I. Vavilova 81: 39 (1978).
Hordeum vulgare var. uljassutaicum Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 58 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. urgaicum Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 59 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. valentinae Omarov Trudy Prikl. Bot. 95: 58 (1985).
Hordeum vulgare var. viride Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 90 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. zeocrithideficiens Vavilov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 79 (1990).
Hordeum vulgare var. zuleichatae Omarov Byull. Vsesoyuzn. Ordena Lenina Ordena Druzhby Narodov Nauchno-Issl. Inst. Rasteniev. N. I. Vavilova 81: 40 (1978).
Hordeum walpersii R.E.Regel Trudy Byuro Prikl. Bot. 8: 520 (1915), nom. nud.
Secale orientale Schreb. ex Roth Nov. Pl. Sp.: 59 (1821), pro syn.
Triticum hordeiforme Wall. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 716 (1841), nom. nud.

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Hordeum valgare	Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Hordeum vulgare	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (2015) Substances in Medicines, Australia (TGA, 2007) Survey of Trad. Drugs Sold in Jordan (Lev, 2002) Trad. Drugs in Israel at End C20th (Lev & Amar, 2000) Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China. (Zhang et al., 2014) Useful plants of Wakhan and Pamir, Afghanistan (Soelberg, 2016)
Hordeum vulgare L.	A Check-list of the Korean Cultivated Plants (Mun-Chan et al., 1986) Archivos de Flora Iberica (Morales et al., 1996) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017) Encyclopedia of Herb. Medicine (Bartram, 1995) Food Chemicals Codex, 6th Edn. (USP, 2008) GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011) Kräuter Gewürze und Heilpflanzen (Bremness, 1994) Les Plantes Arom. et Med. (Bremness, 1996) Materia Med. in Sowa Rigpa (Wangyal et al., 2020) Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006) Med. Pl. Use: Monasteries on Cyprus (Lardos & Heinrich, 2013) Med. Pl. Used by Women in Mecca (Alqethami et al., 2017) Med. Pl. in Arid Regions of N. Punjab, Pakistan (Ashfaq et al., 2019) Med. Pl. in the Mediterranean: Project Rubia (Gonzalez-Tejero et al., 2008) Med. Plants for Diabetes in C. America (Giovannini et al., 2016) Modern Pl. Use in Monasteries on Cyprus, 2006-2012 (Lardos, 2016) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (2015) SOTWP 2016: PROTA (2015) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) The Plant-Book (Mabberley, 1996) Timber Press Plant Names (Erhardt et al., 2009) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2021 (WHO-UMC, 2022) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Hordeum vulgare Linn.	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Pl. Meds for Musculoskeletal Disorders, N. Pakistan (Malik et al., 2018) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
Hordeum vulgare Linné	Korean Herbal Pharmacopoeia (2002)
Hordeum vulgaris L.	Pl. Res. of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley, Mexico (Casas et al., 2001)

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