Wild lettuce leaf
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Wild lettuce extract or lactuca virosa is a natural remedy made from the lettuce plant.[1][2] Wild lettuce may be used on its own, but it is more commonly combined with other natural plant remedies such as valerian, passion flower herb, hops or verbena.[3]
Alternative names
Wild lettuce is also known as:
- Acrid lettuce, bitter lettuce, lettuce opium, poison lettuce, or strong-scented Lettuce
- German lactucarium
- Green endive
- Lactuca virosa or Lactucarium
- Laitue amère,
- Laitue à opium
- Laitue sauvage
- Laitue scariole, laitue serriole or laitue vireuse
- Lechuga silvestre[1]
See also
Learn more
- Wild lettuce - drugs.com
- Wild lettuce - rxlist
- Herbal medicines granted a herbal registration - UK government
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Wild Lettuce: Uses, Side Effects, Interactions, Dosage, and Warning". webmd.com. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- ↑ Royal Horticultural Society. "Lactuca virosa | great lettuce | RHS Gardening". rhs.org.uk. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- ↑ Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (December 19, 2020). "Herbal medicines granted a traditional herbal registration". GOV.UK. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
