For enlarged prostate (nonoperative):
Tincture of couch grass (Agropyron repens), 5–15 drops
Tincture of fringe tree (Chionanthus virginicus), 3–7 drops
Tincture of saw palmetto (Sabal serrulata), 5–20 drops
DOSE: In water, three or more times a day.In rheumatism complicated with prostatic involvement:
Tincture of couch grass (Agropyron repens), 5–20 drops
Tincture of motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca), 9–15 drops
Tincture of scurvy grass (Cocblearia officinalis), 7–15 drops
Tincture of black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa), 1–15 drops
DOSE: In water three or four times a day. Black cohosh should be used with caution.DOSE: Tincture of couch grass alone, 10–20 drops in water, two or more times a day. Specifically, one of
the most important symptoms for the prescribing of Agropyron is a burning sensation and constant desire
to urinate.
HOMEOPATHIC CLINICAL: Bladder (irritation of), dysuria, urine (incontinence of).
RUSSIAN EXPERIENCE: Familiar couch grass can be seen all over the country. Pirey polzutchy (couch
grass) by Russian translation means “fire of field.” Even in Latin they call it agros (“a field”) and pyr
(“fire”), hence Agropyron. To most, couch grass has a reputation as a troublesome, persistent weed.
Professor N. B. Tzitzin, member of the Russian Academy of Science, may be a blessing to mankind for
his awareness of this hearty plant. First he noticed how the plant could survive in any soil or weather
conditions and how it had a fantastic capacity to multiply. One plant can produce over thirty thousand
plants in one season, either by rhizomes or by seeds.
If one single plant settles in a cultivated field it overcomes the field in a very short time, and the more
you cut it the more it grows. Observing this great capacity for survival, Professor Tzitzin decided to take
advantage of this characteristic for the betterment of mankind. He gave new life to wheat (Tritioum) by
crossing it with couch grass. This much-improved hybrid adapts to any soil, resists disease and fungus
parasites, and resists frost, drought and wet periods. It is perennial and very durable, giving much-
improved, larger, and nutritious grain. Folk medicine: The tea is used in every part of the country for
serious cases of uncontrollable urination, to restore poor eyesight, tubercular lungs, chest pain, fever,
jaundice, rheumatism, lumbago, syphilis, and as a female corrective agent. Clinically: Couch grass is rich
in vitamin C, carotene, polysaccharide, inulin, glucose, and other nutritional elements. Used in extract
form and considered the best for blood purifying, kidney and bladder, stomach stimulant, and liver and
spleen. The thick extract is also used as a binder for medicinal tablets.