Mark Tierno's Medicinal Herbs Database | |
Couchgrass (Quackgrass) |
| Botanical Name |
Agropyrum repens, Triticum repens, Agropyron repens |
| System Affected |
bladder/urinary, purgative, gout, rheumatism |
| Properties |
excellent bladder/urinary complaints, stimulant for kidney, urine flow, kidney stones soothing/softening to mucous membrane gout, rheumatism purgative respiratory, bronchitis, laryngitis |
| Description |
root of herb |
| Origin |
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| Notes |
also called: twitchgrass, quickgrass |
| Toxicity |
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| Dosage |
1oz into 1pt boiling water |
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