Nutritious Green Barley Leaves and Grain******************************The west has largely considered it to be a cereal grain. Barley leaves and barley grain, as are some other grains, are each uniquely endowed with nutritive values and provide their own special benefits. The green barley leaves are especially rich in the enzymes that are destroyed by cooking our foodsIf you do not have the ability to pluck the young tender leaves from the field, as is the situation of nearly everyone, the benefits may be realized by taking the dried leaves in tablets or as a loose powder. Barley leaves are able to provide complete nutrition for people of all ages, from infant to old age. It is rich in protein and has 'every' enzymethe case of serious disease, such as arthritis or cancer, the enzymes are better utilized by taking the dried barley grass in the period of 2 hours after a meal to 20 minutes before the next meal. This plan allows the enzymes to be taken directly into the blood stream where they are used by the body to repair and healbarley grain is available as 'pearl' barley that is devoid of most of its nutritional value. It cooks quickly and is popular for making soups etc. It's most nutritious form is called 'hulled' barley which retains the bran layer. In the hulled state it requires overnight soaking to tenderize it before cooking. Processed barley grain come in several forms, barley is rolled into flakes, toasted and cracked to become 'grits' and if may be found as black barley, which has a black exterior to the grain.