Barley With Vegetables
 

Barley’s (also called groats) use is dated back to the stone age and is used in soups, stews, and various bread products.  Whole barley, sometimes called “sproutable,” is mildly laxative and contains far more nutrition then the commonly used “pearl” variety, including more fiber, twice the calcium, three times the iron, and 25% more protein.  Barley is also a prime ingredient in the making of one variety of the popular Japanese condiment called miso.
 

Healing properties:

Cooling thermal nature, sweet and salty flavor; strengthens the spleen and pancreas, regulates the stomach and fortifies the intestines, builds the blood and yin fluids and moistens dryness.