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| Wild Lettuce Lactuca virosa |
| Part used: Dried leaves. |
| Actions: Nervine, anodyne, hypnotic, antispasmodic. |
| Indications: The latex of the wild lettuce was at one time sold as ''Lettuce Opium,'' naming the use of this herb quite well! It is a valuable remedy for use in insomnia, restlessness and excitability (especially in children) and other manifestations of an overactive nervous system. As an antispasmodic it can be used as part of a holistic treatment of whooping cough and dry irritated coughs in general. It will relieve colic pains in the intestines and uterus and so may be used in dysmenorrhea. It will also ease muscular pains related to rheumatism. |
| Preparations and dosage: Infusion: pour 1 cup of boiling water onto 12 teaspoonfuls of the leaves and let infuse for 1015 minutes. Drink 1 cup 3 times a day. Tincture: take 1/41/2 tsp. of the tincture 3 times a day. |
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