Agropyron repens, ext.

Description

Agropyron Repens Root Extract is an extract of the roots of the Couch Grass, Agropyron repens (L.), Gramineae

Essential oil composition

The stem distillate has been reported to contain: carvacrol (44%), palmitic acid (23.5%), trans-anethole (6.8%), carvone (5.5%), thymol (4.3%), menthol (3.5%), pentadecane acid (2.5%), linoleic acid (2.5%), pelargonic acid (1.8%), oleic acid (1.6%), menthone (1.4%), myristic acid (1.3%). In addition to these, constituents and rostenone (37 to 42 ng/g) in dry leaf and stem and progesterone (15 ng/g) in dry stem are detected (CoE, 2000).