Lactuca virosa Compositae Names: Lettuce Opium Habitat: Indigenous to Central and Southern Europe and Northern Asia, cultivated elsewhere. Collection: The leaves should be gathered in June and July. Part Used: Dried leaves. Constituents: Lactucin, a...
Stress seems to be an unavoidable part of life. Some people handle it well and others are more negatively influenced by it. Many react to stress in their lives with a myriad of nervous system complaints: insomnia, restlessness, nervousness, and a...
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Lactuca virosaCompositae
Names: Lettuce Opium
Habitat: Indigenous to Central and Southern Europe and
North
David L. Hoffmann BSc Hons MNIMH
Janet Zand LAc OMD
American Institute for Preventive Medicine