Lettuce wild
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Botanical Name |
Lactuca virosa |
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Family |
Asteraceae (Compositae) –Daisy |
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Native to |
Europe |
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Part used |
Leaves, dried juice |
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Harvesting |
June-July |
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Actions |
Analgeic, anodyne, expectorant, hypnotic, sedative |
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Constituents |
Sesquitepene lactones –lactucin, lactucopicrin, 8-desoxylactucin, jacquinelin, dihdrolactucin, lactuside Flavonoids –based on quercetin Coumarins –cichoriin, esculin N-methyl-beta-phenethylamine Hyoscyamine a tropane alkaloid Low amounts of morphine Latex containing lactucone, lauturic acid; alkaloids, triterpenes |
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Combines with |
Wild cherry, passion flower, valerian |
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Respiratory |
Whooping cough |
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Nervous system |
Insomnia |
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Other Notes |
The name Lactuca comes from the Latin for milk because the sap is a milky colour |