The nutritional value of highland barley:
Highland barley has rich nutritional value and outstanding medical and health care functions. There are many centenarians in the alpine hypoxia Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, which is closely related to highland barley and its outstanding medical and health care functions. According to Supplement to Medica, highland barle can lower qi and disperse the depressed qi in middle-jiao, conserve strength and replenish vital essence, reduce eczema and induce sweating and stop diarrhea. In Shel Gong Shel Phreng, an ancient Tibetan medical book, highland barley is regarded as an important drug for treating many diseases. Highland barley starch has unique compositions, generally containing 74-78% amylopectin. Amylopectin contains a large amount of gel mucus, which turns to be very viscous after boiling and weakly alkaline after heating, and has inhibitory effect on hyperacidity.