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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Agropyron repens (Poaceae)

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Common name(s)
Pied De Poule; Grama Del Norte; Nejil; Joula; Groesrod; Ayrik; Kweek; Najm; Echte Quecke; Grama De Las Boticas; Vigne Squaw; Squaw Wein; Quack Grass; Gramigua; Squaw Wijn; Gramigna; Grama

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Aperient Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Astringent French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Bladder Spanish Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Bladder Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Cancer Finland Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Coffee -- Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Cough -- Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Cystitis Danish Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Cystitis Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Demulcent Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Demulcent Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Demulcent Elsewhere *
Demulcent -- Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Depurative Dutch Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Depurative Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Diuretic German Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diuretic Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Diuretic Elsewhere *
Diuretic -- Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Diuretic Spain Font Query, P. 1979. Plantas Medicinales el Dioscorides Renovado. Editorial Labor, S.A. Barcelona. 5th Ed.
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.