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Top Product Attributes

  • Common Name

    Couch Grass

  • Botanical Name

    Elymus repens

  • Part Used

    Rhizome

  • Clinical Summary

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  • Alcohol

    25%

  • Dose

    20 to 170mL weekly

Mainly used for urinary infections including irritable conditions of the bladder, to promote urination and for gout and rheumatism.

Main Product Attributes
A guide to Couch Grass and its properties

  • Traditional Use

    Couchgrass has been used in herbal medicine since classical Greek times where it was recommended by Dioscorides for “stone in the bladder”. One of the common names is dog grass which comes from the fact that sick dogs will dig up the root and eat it. Culpepper said “…watch the dogs when they are sick and they will quickly lead you to it.”

  • Actions

    Diuretic, demulcent, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antilithic

  • Indications

    •    Inflammation and infection of the urinary tract including:
    •    Cystitis and urethritis
    •    Prophylactic for kidney gravel
    •    Benign prostatic hyperplasia, prostatitis
    •    Gout, rheumatism, jaundice.

  • Energetics

    Sweet and bland, cold and moist.

  • Use in Pregnancy

    No adverse effects expected.

  • Contraindications & Cautions

    None known

  • Drug Interactions

    None known.

  • Dietary Information

    Vegan friendly. Gluten and dairy free

  • Substitutes

    Uva Ursi, Golden Rod, Juniper, Cornsilk, Celery, Parsley Root, Horsetail, Buchu, Crateva, Dandelion Leaf