Canadian Lettuce (Lactuca canadensis)

加拿大莴苣jiā ná dà wō jùJianadawoju

Lactuca canadensis · Plant

Lactuca canadensis
Photo: George F Mayfield from chicago area, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Contains lactucarium which has mild sedative effects; may contain nitrates; limited safety data for medicinal use.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Canadian Lettuce for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Inflammation SyndromeInsomnia Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Canadian Lettuce does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit CalmingBenefit DigestiveBenefit Respiratory Cough

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Lactuca canadensis and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.

  • Benefit Calming0 records
  • Benefit Digestive0 records
  • Benefit Respiratory Cough0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records
  • Insomnia Syndrome0 records