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Lactuca virosa (Wild Lettuce)
Botanicals

definition

botanical name(s): Lactuca virosa

synonyms: wild lettuce

part(s) used: leaves

qualities:

affinities: liver

actions:

dosage:

» tincture: 1 - 3 ml.

» dry juice: Lactucarium dose 0.3 - 1 g

pulse:

» hard, slow pulse (Wood)

therapy: tense muscles; tension; emotional hardness (Wood)

AHPA Botanical Safety Rating: 1

toxicity: 0

» contains oxalic acid which prevents calcium absorption (Duke, p. 558; Jenkins)

» handling fresh plant may cause contact dermatitis (Fuller and McClintock, p. 370)

constituents:

drug interactions:

» may increase the effects of sedatives and tranquilizers (Brinker)

footnotes

Brinker, Francis. 1997. Herb Contraindications and Drug Interactions. Sandy, Oregon: Eclectic Medical Publications.

Duke, J.A. 1985. C.R.C. Handbook of Medicinal Herbs. Boca Raton, FL: The C.R.C. Press.

Fuller, T.C., and McClintock, E. 1986. Poisonous Plants of California. Los Angeles: University of Southern California Press.

Wood, Matthew. 1992. The Admirable Secrets of Herbs, Roots and Barks: Western Herbal Medicine, A Materia Medica. Unpublished manuscript.