Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Lettuce

Plant

English

Lettuce, Celtuce, Garden lettuce, Head lettuce, Prickly lettuce

Latin

Lactuca sativa L., Lactuca laciniata

Plantparts

foliage, Fruit, Juice, Leaf, Milky juice, Roots, Seeds, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Ache, Aches, Acid, Aids digestion, Analgesic, Anaphrodisiac, Anodyne, Antacid, Antalgic, Anti-acid, Anti-asthmatic, Antifebrile, Anti-hypertensive, antiparasite, Antiparasitic, antipyretic, Anti-Rheumatic, Anti-spasmodic, Anxiety, Anxiety disorder, Anxiety disorders, Anxious, Aperient, Aphrodisiac, Arterial hypertension, arthritis, asthma, bad digestion, benificial effect on the digestion, BloodSugar Reducer, Calmative, Calming of nerves, Carminative, Carminativum, catharic, Cathartic, Chronic pain, Clears gas, constipation, convulsive cough, convulsive state, Costive, Costiveness, cough, Coughing, Coughs, cramp, cramps, decrease sexual desire, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, dispepsia, diuretic, Dyschezia, dyspepsia, Dyssynergic defaecation, emollient, Emollients, Eupeptic, expectorant, Expellant of phlegm, Fart, Febrifugal, febrifuge, Flatulence, flatulency, flatus, Freight, frequent ejaculation, Gas, Good for digestion, high blood pressure, High blood sugar, Hyperglycaemia, Hyperglycemia, Hyperglycæmia, Hypertension, Hyper tensive, Hypnotic, improves digestion, Increases sexual desire, indigestion, Insomnia, intestinal gas, Laxative, Love drug, lowering the blood sugar, Lowers bloodpressure, lulling, Moisturizers, movements of the bowel, Mucolytic agent, Nervousness, No medical use, no medicinal use, Pain, painful disorders, Painkiller, pain relief, pain relieving, Pains, pains in general, pain stilling, parasite, parasites, Parasiticide, Poor digestion, Promotes digestion, purgative, Pyretic, reduce blood pressure, reduce fevers, reduce high bloodpressure, relaxant, relaxes the nervous system, Relaxing, relax spasms, relieves fevers, Rheumatic disorder, rheumatism, sedative, Sleeplessness, soothe, soothes nerves, Soothing, soporific, spasm, Spasmolytic, stimulates digestion, supress desires of the flesh, Tranquilizer, Tranquilliser, tranquillizer, Used in the treatment of cough, Warming digestive, wind

Women's diseases

Aids milk flow in nursing mothers, Encourages breast milk, Ensures good milk supply, Galactagogue, Galactopoietic, increase milk sekretion in women, Lactagogue, Milk production stimulant, promotes the flow of milk, stimulate milk production, stimulate the flow of milk

Warnings

No folk medical use, no folk medicinal use

Foods

salad, Vegetable, Vegetables

Other uses

hair preparations, Narcotic, narcotic effect

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used by Ribeirinhos in the North Araguaia microregion, Mato Grosso, Brazil, Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in Cyprus

Ingredients

 1-Hexacosanol, Alanine, albumin, Alpha-lactucerol, Alpha-Linolenic acid, Alpha-Pinene, Alpha-Terpineol, Alpha-Terpinolene, Alpha-Tocopherol, aluminium, arginine, Arsenic, ascorbic acid, ash, Aspartic acid, Barium, Beta-Pinene, Bitter Components, Boron, bromine, Cadmium, caffeic acid, Calcium, Campesterol, Camphene, Carbohydrates, Caryophyllene, chlorine, choline, Chromium, citric acid, cobalt, Copper, Cystine, Ergosterol, essential oil, fat, Ferulic acid, Fibres, fluorine, folinic acid, Gallium, Glutamic acid, Glycine, Histidine, hyoscyamine, iron, Isoleucine, Kaempferol, lactucin, Lactucopicrin, lactupicrin, Lanthanum, Lead, Leucine, limonene, linalool, linoleic acid, Lithium, Luteolin, Lysine, magnesium, malic acid, manganese, mannitol, Mercury, Methionine, Molybdenum, Monounsaturated fatty acids, Natural rubber, Niacin, Nickel, Nitrogen, Oleic acid, oxalic acid, Palmitic acid, Palmitoleic acid, Pantothenic acid, P-Coumaric acid, pectin, Phenylalanine, phosphorus, Phytosterol, Polyunsaturated fat, potassium, Proline, protein, Pyridoxine, Quercetin, Saturated fatty acids, Selenium, Serine, silicon, Silver, Sitosterol, sodium, Stearic acid, Stigmasterol, Strontium, sugar, Sulfur, Tannic acid, Tanning agents, taraxasterol, Terpinen-4-Ol, Threonine, thymol, Titanium, Tryptophan, Tyrosine, Valine, Vanadium, Vegetable oil, Veronicastroside, vitamin, Vitamin A, Vitamin B1, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, water, Ytterbium, Yttrium, zinc, Zirconium, Α-Terpinene, Β-Carotene, Β-Lactucerol

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0319

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