Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs - Scott Cunningham 1985

Barley
The Herbs

(Hordeum spp. vulgare) Sprouted Seed: P

Folk Name: Malt

Gender: Feminine

Planet: Venus

Element: Earth

Powers: Love, Healing, Protection

Magical Uses: Use the grain or barley water in love spells.

If you have a toothache, it can be cured with barley. Wind a barley straw around a stone, visualizing your pain into the stone. Now throw it into a river or any running water, and see your pain being washed away.

Barley may be scattered on the ground to keep evil and negativity away.