Wild Lettuce (Lactuca pulchella)

野莴苣yě wō jùYewoju

Lactuca pulchella · Plant

Lactuca pulchella
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

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

Indications

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

Inflammation SyndromeInsomnia Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit CalmingBenefit DigestiveBenefit NutritionBenefit Respiratory Cough

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Lactuca pulchella 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 Nutrition0 records
  • Benefit Respiratory Cough0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records
  • Insomnia Syndrome0 records