Also known as Elymus repens, Agropyron, dog’s grass, durfa grass, graminis, scutch, twitch grass, quackgrass, wheat grass or witch grass.
The name couch grass is believed to be a derivation from the Anglo-Saxon word, civice, meaning ‘vivacious’ and referring to the plant’s tenacity of life and one of its botanical names, agropyron, is derived from a combination of Greek words meaning ‘wheat grasses’ and ‘wheat fields’.
Couch grass is a very common perennial species of grass native to most of Europe, Asia, the Arctic biome, and northwest Africa and often considered a weed but has been used medicinally for thousands of years to treat many human health disorders. Dogs often dig up and eat the roots of couch grass when they are feeling unwell hence it sometimes being called ‘dog grass’.
Beneficial compounds in couch grass
- Agropyrene
- Amino acids
- Calcium
- Inulin
- Iron
- Magnesium
- Mannitol
- Mucilage
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin E
- Tricin
Agropyrene oil contains potent antibiotics properties which is very effective in treating infections and dissolving bladder or kidney stones. Other properties in couch grass can help to treat the conditions listed in related subjects below.
Related subjects
- A-Z of natural foods and remedies
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Bladder stones
- Cancer
- Colds and coughs
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol
- Intestinal disorders (ulcers)
- Kidney infections and stones
- Liver disorders
- Prostate problems including benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)
- Respiratory disorders
- Skin disorders
- Kidney disorders including urinary tract infections
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