Chinese name:

Source:

Hordei Fructus Germinatus - fruit

Nature:

• balanced (slightly warm, strongly cool, non-toxic, weakly toxic, light, yin within yang)

Taste:

• sweet (slightly sweet, salty, light)

Tropism:

• spleen, stomach and liver (large intestine, three yin of the legs)

Direction of action:

• sinking

Effects:

• digests food (fruit starches)

• stops lactation

Dosage:

• 6 – 15 g, standardly 10 g

Contraindications:

• do not administer during breastfeeding unless there are lactation disorders