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Couch Grass Root

Couch grass is a perennial grass, 1 to 3 feet high, found as a weed in meadows, fields, and waste places. Native to Europe and naturalized in the U.S., it is more prevalent and troublesome in the eastern states. Its long, pale yellow, creeping, jointed rootstock sends out runners underground. The stem and leaf sheaths are smooth and glabrous; but the thin, flat linear, bright flowers grow in spikes from June to August.

	2 oz	4 oz	8 oz	1 lb
Couch Grass Root c/s	$2.50	$3.57	$6.38	$10.71
Couch Grass Root Powder	$2.58	$4.43	$7.80	$12.18

Properties/Uses - Aperient, demulcent, diuretic, emollient, tonic. Couch grass may be used freely, and large and frequent doses are considered good tonic or “spring medicine.” The infusion was once used to treat cystitis, pyelitis, and gonorrhea. The tea or juice has been used for dropsy, jaundice, and gastrointestinal catarrh, and for bladder, liver gallbladder, and spleen rheumatic problems. It has sometimes been recommended for gout and rheumatic problems, diarrhea, the congestion of colds, stomach problems, and as a diaphoretic.

Botanical Name - Agropyron repens

Part Used - Root

Common Names/Synonyms - Witch grass, Cutch, Dog Grass, Durfa Grass, Quack Grass, Quick Grass, Triticum.

Cautions - No side effects or contraindications with normal use.

Couch Grass in larger sizes


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