Mountain lettuce (Lactuca montana)

山莴苣shān wō jùShanwoju

Lactuca montana · Plant

Lactuca, standing in for Lactuca montana
This photo shows Lactuca, not Lactuca montana: Wikidata knows no taxon by that name. Photo: Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications

Cautions

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

Indications

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

Bleeding From HemorrhoidsFlooding & SpottingIntestinal Welling AbscessPostpartum Blood Stasis Abdominal PainPain In Throat SwellingPain Of Sore & Boil SwellingWart

TCM actions

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

Clear Heat & Resolve ToxinQuicken Blood & Stanch Bleeding