WARNING: All medicines, drugs, plants, chemicals or medicial precedures below are for historical reference only. Many of these treatments are now known to be harmful and possibly fatal. Do not consume any plant, chemical, drug or otherwise without first consulting a licensed physician that practices medine in the appropriate field.
Physician's Materia Medica on Lettuce (wild)
LETTUCE (Wild)LACTU
The flowering herb of LACTUCA CANADENSIS, Lin. Sedative. hypnotic, anaphrodisiac. Prescribed chiefly for children or delicate patients.1
The flowering herb of LACTUCA CANADENSIS, Lin. Sedative. hypnotic, anaphrodisiac. Prescribed chiefly for children or delicate patients.1
References
1) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.