Green Barley (Barley Grass) For the Treatment of CANCER
A Review of 6 Published Papers and an Informational Deep Dive...
Article From Dr. William Makis
Papers reviewed:
2022 Feb.25 (Yijuan Xu et al) - Chemical Characterization and In Vitro Anti-Cancer Activities of a Hot Water Soluble Polysaccharide from Hulless Barley Grass
2021 Sep 9 (Daotong Li et al) - Dietary Barley Leaf Mitigates Tumorigenesis in Experimental Colitis-Associated Colorectal Cancer
2020 Nov.11 (Lemieszek et al) - Enhancement of chemopreventive properties of young green barley and chlorella extracts used together against colon cancer cells
2020 Feb.28 (Panthi et al) - Bioactivity evaluations of leaf extract fractions from young barley grass and correlation with their phytochemical profiles
2019 (Boanta et al) - Barley (Hordeum Vulgare L.): Medicinal and Therapeutic Uses - Review
2017 May 3 (Sang Mi Woo et al) - Barley grass extract causes apoptosis of cancer cells by increasing intracellular reactive oxygen species production
2022 Feb.25 (Yijuan Xu et al) - Chemical Characterization and In Vitro Anti-Cancer Activities of a Hot Water Soluble Polysaccharide from Hulless Barley Grass
Hulless barley (Hordeum vulgare L. var. nudum Hook. f) is a cereal crop with nutritional and health benefits. Hulless barley is mainly cultivated in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Hulless barley grass has been reported to possess many biological functions, including hypolipidemic [6], hypoglycemic [7], anti-aging [8], anti-arthritis [9], antidepressant [10], anti-diabetes [11], anti-fatigue [12], anti-inflammation [13], antioxidant [14], and anticancer activities [15].
Daily consumption of HBG powder may help regulate blood sugar and blood pressure, facilitate weight loss, promote sleep, reduce gout and hyperuricemia, enhance immunity, improve gastrointestinal and liver function, alleviate atopic dermatitis, aid recovery from bone injury, and prevent chronic diseases, especially circulatory disorders [5,9,16,17]
As the region with the largest daily consumption per capita of hulless barley, Yunnan province has the lowest cancer mortality. Shanghai has higher cancer mortality with markedly lower barley consumption [26]
Green barley extract was reported to possess anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic functions on leukemia and lymphoma as well as human breast cancer cells [15]
Potential anti-cancer components in barley grass including alkaloids, flavonoids, and chlorophyll have been reported [14,19]
Conclusion: “this is the first report to find out that polysaccharide from hulless barley grass is able to inhibit cancer cell growth, as it inhibited the cell proliferation of different cancer cell lines, including HT29 (colorectal), Caco-2 (colorectal), 4T1 (breast cancer), and CT26.WT (undiff colon) cells.”
Kim et al. [47] reported that the polysaccharide from barley grass included linear glucan (~10%), rhamnogalacturonan (30–35%), and glucuronoarabinoxylan (40–45%), based on monosaccharide composition and linkage analysis. Later, Kim et al. [48] claimed that the major polysaccharide in barley grass was arabinoxylan
2021 Sep 9 (Daotong Li et al) - Dietary Barley Leaf Mitigates Tumorigenesis in Experimental Colitis-Associated Colorectal Cancer
authors studied Barley leaf supplementation of mice
barley fed mice showed lower intestinal inflammation, fewer tumors and markedly decreased tumor load.
barley fed mice has lower inflammatory cytokines
barley fed mice were protected from having their intestinal mucosa barrier disrupted compared to mice exposed to carcinogens
barley fed mice had reduced intestinal cell proliferation which prevented tumorigenesis.
barley fed mice had reduced cellular signaling (b-Catenin, STAT3) that would normally help proliferation and survival of tumor cells
“The disruption of the intestinal microbial community has been reported to be correlated with the pathogenesis of colorectal cancer”
barley fed mice protected the gut microbiome and improved gut microbiota dysbiosis.
“Our microbiota sequencing analysis showed that AOM/DSS (carcinogen) induced a dramatic reduction in bacterial diversity.
It is noted that the relative abundance of Bifidobacteria, which was reported to have antitumor effects, was significantly enriched in mice supplemented with BL.”
Barley significantly increased Bifidobacteria which was protective against the development of colon cancer
2020 Nov.11 (Lemieszek et al) - Enhancement of chemopreventive properties of young green Barley and Chlorella extracts used together against colon cancer cells
“Green Barley” - the seedlings of barley plant Hordeum vulgare L. up to 200 hours after germination are referred to as young green barley
Its beneficial impact on the human body is associated mostly with a wide spectrum of enzymes, vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, as well as essential amino acids
advantageous impact on digestion and general detoxification of the body have been reported
several in vitro studies show anticancer properties:
leukemia (Robles-Escajeda 2013)
lymphoma (Robles-Escajeda 2013)
breast cancer (Kubatka, 2016)
colon cancer (Kawka, 2019)
lung cancer cell lines (Czerwonka, 2017)
authors studied green barley, chlorella, and combination of the two in an in vitro model of colon cancer.
Conclusion: Used together or separately, the studied extracts specifically inhibited the proliferation of human colon cancer cells without any undesirable effect on human colon epithelial cells
Furthermore, the presented anticancer properties of the extracts were significantly enhanced after combination, without increasing their toxicity against normal cells.
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2020 Feb.28 (Panthi et al) - Bioactivity evaluations of leaf extract fractions from young Barley Grass and correlation with their phytochemical profiles
Young Barley Grass was found to have different nutritional content than of the mature barley grain
Barley Grass are rich in dietary minerals such as sodium, magnesium, iron, copper and phosphorus and vitamins such as thiamine, riboflavin, tocopherols and tocotrienols, biotin, folic acid and pantothenic acid [13]. These are found to be richer than those found in some popular vegetables
In Nepal, the pressed juice of BG is very popular among residents as ‘Jamara Ko Juice’.
For drinking pressed juice, harvesting is usually performed at 7th day.
Barley Grass harvesting can be done when the leaves are 12 to 14 in. long to derive the maximum benefits from the grass
authors found that barley grass extracts contain flavonoids and phenolics that have anti-oxidant activity and anti-tumor activity.
2019 (Boanta et al) - Barley (Hordeum Vulgare L.): Medicinal and Therapeutic Uses - Review
Best nutritional resources needed for the human cell are reached when green barley touches the height of 20-30 cm. At this phenophase, barley leaves contain B vitamins (B1, B2, B6 and B12), vitamin E, vitamin C and a large amount of iron, calcium, manganese, magnesium, molybdenum, germanium, zinc, copper, lithium, bioflavonoids, polysaccharides and polypeptides
Green Barley, also known as ‘barley grass’, represents the young leaf of the barley plant
For medicinal and therapeutic purposes, barley is used like powder or fresh juices
“The important effects of the green leaves on human health, was discovered by Dr. Yoshihide Hagiwara, doctor in medicine, after a study of 150 different plants. Of all, green barley proved to be the most valuable for human body and also has an excellent therapeutic effect” (Hagiwara, 1985, 1995)
best nutritional content needed for the human cell is touched when green barley has a 20-30 cm height, before the plant stem has developed and made grains
Of particular interest is its high content of Iron, Copper, Manganese and Zinc
2017 May 3 (Sang Mi Woo et al) - Barley Grass extract causes apoptosis of cancer cells by increasing intracellular reactive oxygen species production
Barley grass extract (Hordeum vulgare L.; Bex) has long been used as a food product.
study examined the effect of Bex on breast cancer and prostate cancer cell lines
“In the present study, Bex caused apoptosis of breast and prostate cancer cells by increasing the intracellular ROS level (reactive oxygen species)”
the breast cancer cell line used was “highly metastatic”
My Take (Dr. Makis) …
Given the historic failure of Oncology as a specialty in its entirety - as it sold out to Pfizer & Moderna which are now positioning to enrich themselves on treating the cancers their COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines caused, suppressed treatments must be explored.
Young Green Barley, or barley grass (Hordeum vulgare L) is very rich in Vitamins, minerals and bioactive compounds
best nutritional content needed for the human cell when green barley has a 20-30 cm height, before the plant stem has developed and made grains
rich in: sodium, magnesium, iron, copper, Manganese and phosphorus and vitamins such as thiamine, riboflavin, tocopherols and tocotrienols, biotin, folic acid and pantothenic acid
Potential anti-cancer components in Green Barley include alkaloids, flavonoids, chlorophyll and polysaccharides (arabinoxylan)
Fun fact: as the region with the largest daily consumption per capita of hulless barley, Yunnan province has the lowest cancer mortality.
Anti-cancer effects have been shown in vitro for:
leukemia, lymphoma
breast cancer (including highly metastatic type)
colorectal cancer
lung cancer
In Vivo colorectal cancer model - mice fed green barley showed:
Lowered intestinal inflammation
Protected intestinal mucosa barrier from disruption
Reduced intestinal cell proliferation that would lead to cancer
Protected gut microbiome
Improved gut microbiota dysbiosis
Significantly enriched bifidobacteria with anti-tumor effects!!
For enhanced anticancer effect in colon cancer, combine with chlorella
For interest, this story has been added…..
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How Barley Fights Cancer (From: The Truth About Cancer)
It was mentioned earlier that barley has the ability to combat cancer. Since it is naturally rich in fiber, it can boost your intestinal health; hence, protecting you from colon cancer. The fiber component of barley decreases your risk of colon cancer by increasing the bulk activity and decreasing the transit time of fecal matter which makes your colon healthier.
It’s not only the barley grain which wards off cancer, but the greens are also beneficial because of their superoxide dismutase component. Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) is a type of enzyme that destroys harmful free radicals in the body. Based on a study conducted at the University of Iowa, there is a relationship between the levels of SOD and the occurrence of cancer. Diminished amounts of SOD were found in cancer cells. Researchers concluded that this relationship may help clinicians to formulate appropriate cancer treatments.
It is also believed that the barley greens’ antioxidant component, called alpha-tocopherol succinate, can fight cancer. Alpha-tocopherol succinate is a relative of vitamin E, which is known for its anti-cancer mechanisms. Alpha-tocopherol succinate has relative effects for several types of cancer such as brain tumors, prostate cancer, and leukemia.
Based on an experimental study conducted at George Washington University, the researchers used dehydrated barley grass extract to kill leukemic cancer cells. All of the leukemic cancer cells were killed. The researchers also tested the effects of the extract on brain cancer cells. Results revealed that the dehydrated barley grass extract eradicated 30 to 50% of the brain cancer cells. And on their third trial, the extract inhibited the growth of prostate cancer cells which was from 90 to 100 percent.
Barley Grass is also rich in vitamin B-17 which has the potential to destroy cancer cells while leaving the healthy cells unharmed. Barley grass’ chlorophyll components play an important role in the detoxification of the body. With chlorophyll, free radicals can be warded off which cause harm to healthy cells.
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