Talbina
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Talbina is a meal made from barley
flour, formed by adding milk and honey to the dried barley powder. It is called Talbina which comes from the Arabic Word Laban meaning yogurt (milk/fermented churned milk) because of its resemblances to the yogurt, as it is soft and white.
In Islam
, the prophet Muhammad prescribed barley
for seven diseases.
. The soluble fiber portion contains the richest source of beta-glucans compared to any other grain
; these can aid immune function. Barley also contains B vitamins
, iron, magnesium, zinc, phosphorus, copper, and is one of the richest sources of chromium, which is important in maintaining blood glucose levels. Barley is also rich in antioxidants and contains a high concentration of tocols and tocotrienols, oils that help reduce the risk of cancer and heart disease.
in his 11th century work The Canon of Medicine
wrote of the healing effects of barley water, soup and broth for fevers. Additionally, barley can be roasted and turned into roasted barley tea, a popular Asian drink.
Barley
Barley is a major cereal grain, a member of the grass family. It serves as a major animal fodder, as a base malt for beer and certain distilled beverages, and as a component of various health foods...
flour, formed by adding milk and honey to the dried barley powder. It is called Talbina which comes from the Arabic Word Laban meaning yogurt (milk/fermented churned milk) because of its resemblances to the yogurt, as it is soft and white.
In Islam
Islam
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, the prophet Muhammad prescribed barley
Barley
Barley is a major cereal grain, a member of the grass family. It serves as a major animal fodder, as a base malt for beer and certain distilled beverages, and as a component of various health foods...
for seven diseases.
Nutrition
Barley is a good source of insoluble and soluble fiberDietary fiber
Dietary fiber, dietary fibre, or sometimes roughage is the indigestible portion of plant foods having two main components:* soluble fiber that is readily fermented in the colon into gases and physiologically active byproducts, and* insoluble fiber that is metabolically inert, absorbing water as it...
. The soluble fiber portion contains the richest source of beta-glucans compared to any other grain
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; these can aid immune function. Barley also contains B vitamins
B vitamins
B vitamins are a group of water-soluble vitamins that play important roles in cell metabolism. The B vitamins were once thought to be a single vitamin, referred to as vitamin B . Later research showed that they are chemically distinct vitamins that often coexist in the same foods...
, iron, magnesium, zinc, phosphorus, copper, and is one of the richest sources of chromium, which is important in maintaining blood glucose levels. Barley is also rich in antioxidants and contains a high concentration of tocols and tocotrienols, oils that help reduce the risk of cancer and heart disease.
Cultural significance
AvicennaAvicenna
Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Sīnā , commonly known as Ibn Sīnā or by his Latinized name Avicenna, was a Persian polymath, who wrote almost 450 treatises on a wide range of subjects, of which around 240 have survived...
in his 11th century work The Canon of Medicine
The Canon of Medicine
The Canon of Medicine is an encyclopedia of Galenic medicine in five books compiled by Ibn Sīnā and completed in 1025. It presents a clear and organized summary of all the medical knowledge of the time...
wrote of the healing effects of barley water, soup and broth for fevers. Additionally, barley can be roasted and turned into roasted barley tea, a popular Asian drink.