Barley (yava)

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit: यवअक्षतधान्यराजतीक्ष्णशूक
Hindi: जौयवजवजौ का आटासत्तू
English: Barleybarleyyava
Romanized: yavajaujav
Marathi: जव

Ayurvedic properties

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Qualities (guna): Shita
Actions: BalyaVrishya

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Properties1

Barley, like wheat, is said to resemble sesame but to be cold, strengthening and strongly aphrodisiac; the commentary says that when unripe they are strength-giving and nourishing.
Chapter 4 · p. 53 · v. 25Sanskrit verseTraditional description

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Conditions mentioned with it

Conditions named in the preparations that use it, or linked to it directly.

Abdominal lump (gulma)गुल्म (वायु गोला)Apatantraka (spasmodic disorder)अपतंत्रक Balasagrathita (kapha knot on the white of the eye)बलासग्रथित Constipation (vibandha)विबंध (कब्ज)Consumption (rajayakshma)राजयक्ष्मा (क्षय रोग)Convulsive disorder (akshepaka)आक्षेपक (ऐंठन)Cough (kasa)कास (खांसी)Haemorrhoids (arsha)अर्श (बवासीर)Jaundice (kamala)कामला (पीलिया)Kapha disordersकफ रोग Kushtha (chronic skin diseases)कुष्ठ (त्वचा रोग)Nodules (granthi)ग्रंथि (गांठ)Obesity (medoroga)मेदोरोग (मोटापा)Pitta disordersपित्त रोग Post-natal disorders (sutika roga)सूतिका रोग Pox disease (masurika)मसूरिका (चेचक)Prameha (urinary-metabolic disorders)प्रमेह Sinus tract (nadivrana)नाड़ीव्रण (नासूर)

Organs and systems mentioned

Abdomenउदर (पेट)Anus and rectumगुदा Blood and circulationरक्त और रक्त संचार Bones, joints and cartilageअस्थि, संधि और उपास्थि Brain and nervous systemमस्तिष्क और तंत्रिका तंत्र Chestछाती (उरस्)Earsकान (कर्ण)Eyesआंखें (नेत्र)Headसिर (शिर)Intestines and colonआंतें और बृहदांत्र Kidneys and urinary systemगुर्दे और मूत्र तंत्र Liver and hepatobiliary systemयकृत और पित्ताशय तंत्र Lungs and respiratory systemफेफड़े और श्वसन तंत्र Muscles and connective tissuesमांसपेशियां और संयोजी ऊतक Noseनाक (नासिका)Pancreasअग्न्याशय Skinत्वचा Spleenतिल्ली (प्लीहा)

Other ingredients used together

Count of shared preparations.

Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत)×10 Rice (shali)शालि चावल (शालि)×7 Milk (ksheera)दूध (क्षीर)×7 Wheat (godhuma)गेहूं (गोधूम)×6 Jaggery (guda)गुड़ (गुड)×6 Jujube (badara)बेर (बदर)×5 Horse gram (kulattha)कुलथी (कुलत्थ)×5 Green gram (mudga)मूंग (मुद्ग)×4 Sesame (tila)तिल×4 Black gram (masha)उड़द (माष)×4 Bilva (bael)बेल (बिल्व)×4 Chandana (sandalwood)चंदन (चन्दन)×3 Sesame oil (tila taila)तिल का तेल (तैल)×3 Yashtimadhu (licorice)मुलेठी (यष्टिमधु)×3 Rock salt (saindhava)सेंधा नमक (सैंधव)×3 Patalaपाढल (पाटला)×3 Pigeon pea (adhaki)अरहर (आढकी)×2 Pea (kalaya)मटर (कलाय)×2

Topics of the text that discuss it

Alkaline waterक्षारोदक Diet for the consumptiveराजयक्ष्मा रोगी का भोजन Foods for the prameha patientप्रमेही के लिए भोजन के पदार्थ Plant glossary, य section, entries 1–8 (यव to यूष)वनौषधिशब्दादर्श, य वर्ग प्रविष्टि 1–8 (यव से यूष)Properties of sesame, wheat and barleyतिल आदि के गुण Siddha enemaसिद्धबस्ति Special measures for retained stool in gulmaगुल्म में मलावरोध के विशिष्ट प्रयोग Three kinds of substances; the nourishing kindतीन प्रकार के पदार्थ और पोषक पदार्थ Vata-reducing oilवातहर तैल

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Grains and other foods, their merits and faultsधान्यादिगुणागुणविचार

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यवइन्द्रजौ

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 2 times on 2 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

All references

Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.

Chapter 4 · p. 53 · v. 25

Quick facts

Content type: Food
Categories: Grain
Source pages with records: 1
Pages naming it: 2
Chapters: Chapter 4
Extraction tasks: T03
Record id: ingredient_yava