Juice of young barley plants contains sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, copper, phosphorus, manganese, zinc, enzymes, and chlorophyll. This is a quick and easy way to get many of the nutrients your body needs. Dr. Hagiwara discovered the health benefits of young barley leaf extract in restoring his health. He has reported detailed case histories of patient relief for a variety of conditions, including arthritis, asthma, skin problems, obesity, anemia, constipation, impotence, high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and kidney problems. Free radicals are highly reactive molecules with one or more unpaired electrons in their outer ring, breaking down cellular structure, causing tissue damage, and leading to disease.
Antioxidants work to inhibit free radical formation.
But the extract of green barley can do more than fight free radicals. For instance, the juice from young green barley leaves has been found to reduce inflammation. Any condition which involves pain, swelling, redness, heat, and possibly loss of function, involves inflammation. Therefore, it seems green barley would have application in a wide variety of inflammatory conditions. Green barley's circulatory benefits and positive effect on the immune system have also been known for some time.