Liber Herbarum Minor (English)

Rev.18-07-2008

Bitter Lettuce

Plant names
English Bitter Lettuce, Great Lettuce, Wild lettuce
Latin Lactuca virosa L.
Plant partsLatex / Milky juice, Sap / Juice
Diseases & Uses
Diseases Aids digestion, Anticonvulsant, care of the skin, dropsy, Hypnotic, intestinal cramps, Irritability, irritates the skin, Liver diseases, No medical use, Pain, promotes sexual desire, relaxes the nervous system, tensions, Tonic
Homoeopathically uses homoeopathically use
Warnings can cause allergic reactions
Other uses Narcotic
Contents
 alkaloid, asparagine, Beta-Amyrin, Beta-Sitosterol, bitter essence, Camphor, caoutchouc, citric acid, essential oil, Hyoscyamine, lactucerol, lactucin, lactupicrin, Malic acid, Mannitol, Oil, Organic acids, Oxalic acid, taraxasterol, Tocopherol

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