Spike-varied Lettuce (Lactuca serriola)

穗变莴苣suì biàn wō jùSuibianwoju

Lactuca serriola · Plant

Lactuca serriola
Photo: Herbarium of the University of Coimbra (COI), CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
2
Indications
0
With studies in people

Cautions

Contains lactucarium which has mild sedative effects; may interact with sedatives; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

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

Inflammation SyndromeInsomnia Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Spike-varied 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 serriola 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 Calming2 records
  • Benefit Digestive1 records
  • Benefit Respiratory Cough2 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records
  • Insomnia Syndrome0 records