Common Name: Couch Grass stolon
Comment: urinary remedy.
Contains: mannitol (also Chickory root); mucilage 8% (triticin); inositol; gum; silicic acid; antibiotic substances (formed from agropyrene); glycosides (incl glucovanilline).
Purposes: (See also Disease: Signs & Symptoms)
| cervicitis |
| cystitis |
| gout |
| hepatitis |
| prostatitis | And benign prostatic hypertrophy. |
| rheumatism |
| urethritis |
Used In: (See Formulas)
Properties:
Antibiotic
Demulcent
Diuretic
Contraindication(s):
Constituents:
| Alcohol | Mannitol. A polyhydric aliphaticalcohol. An isomer of sorbitol but unlike sorbitol it is not metabolized. Used as an osmotic diuretic. Also in Chichorium intybus (Chickory root). |
| Antibiotic substance | s. Formed from agropyrene. |
| Glycoside | s. Including glucovanilline. |
| Inositol |
| Mucilage and gum | 8%. Triticin. |
| Vitamin | Silica. |
Materia Medica: (See Materia Medica.)
| Demulcents | URINARY SYSTEM |
| Diuretics | URINARY SYSTEM |