Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Couchgrass

Plant

English

Couchgrass, Common couch, Common couch-grass, Couch, Cough grass, Doggrass, Dogs grass, Elytrigia repens, Quackgrass, Quickgrass, Quitch-grass, Twitchgrass, Witch grass

Latin

Elymus repens (L.) Gould., Agropyron repens (L.) Pal. Beauv., Elytrigia repens (L.)Nevski, Triticum repens L., Elytrigia repens (L.)Desv. ex Nevski., Agropyron repens P. B., Agropyrum repens P. Beauv, Elymus repens (L.) Gould s. str., Agriopyrum repens, Triticum repens

Plantparts

creeping rootstalks, Fresh root, Rhizome, Root, Underground stem, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Affections of the liver, alleviating, anaemia, Anemia, Anthelmintic, Anti-anemic, Anti-Bronchitic, Anti-edemic, Anti-fatigue, Anti-gonorrhea, Anti-gout, Anti-hemorrhoidal, Anti-inflammatory, antiinflammatory agent in urinary diseases, Antiphogistic, Anti-Rheumatic, Aperient, arthritis, articular rheumatism, Asthenia of kidney, Asthenia of liver, Athlete’s foot, Athlete's foot, biliary disorders, Bilious affection, Biliousness, Bladder ailments, Bladder complaints, Bladder disease, Bladder diseases, bladder disorders, bladder dysfunction, Bladder infection, Bladder infections, Bladder inflammation, Bladder problems, blood building, blood cleanser, blood cleansing, blood formation, Bloodforming, Blood in the urine, Blood in urine, Blood-purifier, Bronchial catarrh, Bronchial complaints, Bronchial problems, Bronchitis, Bronquite, cachexy, Calculous affections, catharic, Cathartic, Cholelithiasis, Choleliths, chronic trancheal catarrh, circulation disorder, circulation problems, circulatory disorders, circulatory disturbance, circulatory problems, clap, Cleanses the blood, cleansing, cleansing the skin, Colic, complaints of urinary system, Cough, Coughing, Coughs, Cutaneous conditions, cystitis, Cystitis acuta, Demulcent, depurant, Depurative, dermatological, dermatological complaints, Dermatosis, Detox, Detoxicant, detoxicate, detoxicating, Detoxication, Detoxification, detoxify, Diaphoretic, Difficult urination, digestive disturbance, digestive upset, Disdorders of the bile, disease of the bladder, disease of the gall, disease of the liver, disease of the spleen, Diseases of circulatory system, Diseases of the circulatory system, disorder of metabolism, disorder of the kidneys, disorders of the liver, disorders of the urinary passage, diuretic, Dries wet eczema, Dropsy, Dysuria, Edema, emollient, Emollients, exhaustion, faintness, Fatigue, Febrile response, feebleness, feet fungus, Fever, feverish condition, Fevers, fluid accumulation, Foot Fungus, Gall complaints, gallstone, Gallstones, Gastric catarrh, gastric disorders, Gastric Disturbances, Gastritis, General atony, General debility, General fatigue, General fatigue of the organism, General lassitude, General lassitude of organism, General weakness, Goiter, Goitre, Gonorrhea, Gonorrhoea, Gout, gravel, haematopoiesis, haematuria, Haemorrhoids, hematopoiesis, hematuria, Hemorrhoid, hemorrhoids, hepatic disease, Hepatic disorders, hepatic problems, Herbal tonic, hidrotic, Hydropsy, imbalanced bladder function, Induce sweating, Infection in the urinary passages, inflammation conditions of the urinary system, Inflammation of bowels, inflammation of kidneys, Inflammation of the bladder, inflammation of the kidney, inflammation of the prostate, inflammation of the urinary passage, Inflammation of urinary system, inflammation of urinary tract, Inflammatory states of intestines, Intestinal affections, intestinal complaints, intestinal diseases, intestinal disorders, intestinal inflammation, intestinal problem, intestinal problems, intestinal worm, Intestinal worms, Ischuria, Kidney Ailments, kidney complaints, kidney disease, Kidney diseases, kidney disorders, kidney gravel, Kidney infection, kidney infections, Kidney inflammation, Kidney inflammations, kidney problem, kidney problems, kidney sand, Kidney tonic, Kidney treatment, kidney trouble, Languidness, Languor, Lassitude, Laxative, Listlessness, Liver ailments, liver complaints, Liver diseases, Liver disorders, Liverishness, liver problems, loss of blood, Lung ailments, Lung complaints, lung disease, lung diseases, lung disorders, Lung problems, metabolic derangement, metabolic disorder, Metabolic Disorders, metabolic disturbance, miction distress, mitigating, Moccasin foot, Moisturizers, movements of the bowel, mucus, Nephritis, Nephropathy, oedema, Painful urination, palliative, phlegm, Piles, Podagra, problems in the urinary system, promoting metabolism, prostate, Prostate inflammation, Prostatitis, Pulmonary Conditions, pulmonary disease, purgative, purifier, purify blood, Purify skin, purify the blood, Pustular eruptions, Pyrexia, rachitis, reduce inflammation, Renal Calculi, renal calculus, Renal disease, Renal disorders, renal problems, renal pyelitis, respiratory catarrh, Restores the blood, retention of urine, Rheumatic arthralgia, Rheumatic disorder, Rheumatism, Rheumatoid arthritis, rickets, Ringworm of the foot, Sexual diseases, Sexually transmitted disease, Sexually transmitted infections, Skin cleansing, skin disease, skin diseases, skin disorders, skin impurities, skin problems in general, social disease, spleen complaints, spleen diseases, spleen disorders, Spleen Problems, Spleen tonic, splenopathy, spring fatigue, stomach lining inflammation, Stone in the gallbladder, struma, sudorific, suffer from stone, superficial wound, sweat-inducing, Tinea pedis, tiredness, to cleanse the blood, Tonic, Urethral calculi, Urinary bladder disease, Urinary bladder inflammation, urinary calculus, Urinary diseases, urinary disorders, Urinary inflammation, Urinary inflammations, urinary problems, Urinary retention, urinary stones, Urinary tract ailments, Urinary-tract diseases, Urinary tract infection, urine retention, Used in the treatment of anaemia, Used in the treatment of anemia, Used in the treatment of cough, Used in the treatment of liver disorders, venereal disease, Venereal diseases, weakness, Weakness of the kidney, weariness

Women's diseases

Difficult menstruation, Menstrual problems, menstruation problems

Foods

Brewing, coffee substitute, Substitute for coffee, used as a coffee additive

Other uses

colouring, Dye, Dyeing, Used to dye different types of fibres

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in Cyprus, Phytomedical use in Greece

Ingredients

 albumin, aluminium, ash, B-Alanine, Calcium, Carbohydrates, carvacrol, carvone, Chromium, cobalt, Dietary mineral, Ergotamine, essential oil, fat, Fibres, fixed oil, fructose, glucose, inositol, inulin, iron, Lectin, Lysergic acid, magnesium, Malates, malic acid, manganese, mannitol, menthol, menthone, mucilage, P-Cymene, phenolic acid, phosphoric acid, phosphorus, potash, Potassic salt, potassium, potassium silicate, protein, salts of potassium, saponin, Selenium, Silicic acid, silicon, Silicon dioxide, sodium, sugars, thymol, Tin, Trans-Anethole, triticin, Vanillin, Vanillin glycoside, Vitamin A, Vitamin B, Vitamin B1, Vitamin E, water, zinc

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0030

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