Product Name
Historical uses
Category
Issued
Wild Lettuce
Lactuca virosa
Analgesic, sedative.
Single product
Oct. 1996
Replaces:
N/A
Common Names:
Wild Lettuce, Lettuce Opium, German Lactucarium, Garden Lettuce, Green Endive.
Parts Used:
Leaves.
Historical Uses:
Wild Lettuce has been used in folk medicine as a sedative on the central nervous system, to treat insomnia.
1
It has also been employed during the U.S. Civil War to help relieve pain.
2
Wild Lettuce has been recommended in cases of bronchitis, cough, asthma, laryngitis and infections of the urinary tract.
3
Contraindications:
None.
Adverse reactions:
Avoid excessive doses.
Dosage:
For insomnia, 30 to 40 drops a half hour before bedtime. If necessary, repeat every 5 minutes, for the next half hour until sleep is possible. If pain or bronchial irritation, the same as above, but also rub on chest area.
References:
S. Talalaj & Dr A.S. Czechowicz,
Herbal Remedies Harmful and Beneficial Effects, Hill
of Content, Melbourne, 1989; Dr. A. B. Howard,
Herbal Extracts
,1990;
The Lawrence Review of Natural Products
;
Plantes M�dicinales
, Gr�nd, Paris, 1984.
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All right reserved
1
The Lawrence Review of Natural Products
2
Dr. A. B. Howard,
Herbal Extracts
,1990, p.55.
3
Plantes M�dicinales
, Gr�nd, Paris, 1984, p.312. S.Talalaj & Dr A.S.Czechowicz,
Herbal Remedies Harmful and Beneficial Effects,Hill
of Content,Melbourne, 1989,p.138
This information is not intended to substitute medical advice regarding medical problems, diagnosis, treatments or healing of diseases or other physical and mental problems. This work is about historical observations and historical information relating to herbs. It is not the author's intention to establish prescriptions and/or diagnosis. The author and publisher deny responsibility in case of auto-prescription without former authorization of a physician.
