{"product_id":"wild-lettuce-lactuca-virosa-certified-organic-1lb","title":"Wild Lettuce (Lactuca virosa) Certified Organic, 1lb","description":"\u003cp\u003eCertified Organic \u0026amp; Kosher Certified\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description product-description\" data-model=\"XLite\\Model\\Product\" data-identifier=\"31385\" data-property=\"description\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe latex of wild lettuce was at one time sold as \"lettuce opium,\" or \"lactucarium,\" as it was called in the official pharmacopoeias of the day. Wild lettuce is a valuable remedy for insomnia and restlessness. As an antispasmodic, it can be applied as part of a holistic treatment for whooping cough and ry irritated coughs in general. It relieves colic pains in the intestines and uterus, and so may be used in dysmenorrheea. it also eases muscular pains related to rheumatism. Ther hrb has been used as an anaprhordisiac. David Hoffman Medical herbalism *\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnit Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 pound\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProperties:\u003c\/strong\u003e The sedative effect of wild lettuce is attributed to lactucopicrin and lactucin. The leaf also contains apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, coumarins, mannitol. The fresh leaf but not the dried herb contains hyosycamine, a chemical also found in henbane.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eActions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nervine, anodyne, hypnotic, antispasmodic\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContraindications:\u003c\/strong\u003e may cause allergic reactions in people sensitive to plants in the Asteraceae family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIngredients\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWild Lettuce, leaf and stem(Lactuca virosa) Certified Organic. Origin: Albania\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mountain Rose","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47453079109788,"sku":"MR1534","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/2407\/0044\/files\/wild_lettuce_9194e94f-50cc-4539-9201-08d20bd8ddc5.jpg?v=1787375724","url":"https:\/\/primenaturalfoods.com\/products\/wild-lettuce-lactuca-virosa-certified-organic-1lb","provider":"Prime Natural Foods","version":"1.0","type":"link"}