The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c5.s29.t2.20
The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c5.s29.t2.20
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c5.s29.t2.20
HORDEUM HEXASTICHUM, Linn. Barley though less esteemed than wheat is more employed in the dietary of the sick. It is chiefly used in the form of saktu or powder of the parched grains. Gruel prepared with *saktu* is said to be easily digested and to be useful in painful dyspepsia.