Wild Lettuce Loose Tea 50g

LACTUCA VIROSA

Common Name:  Wild Lettuce, Bitter lettuce, Laitue vireuse, Opium Lettuce, Poisonous Lettuce

Family: Compositae

Part Used: Aerial

Description: A biennial plant, growing up to 2 metres but usually much smaller, with an erect stem covered at the base with a few prickles and bearing above small bilobular leaves clasping the stem; there are numerous small, yellow composite flower; the large radical leaves have bristles on the underside midrib; the whole plant yields a milky juice when freshly cut and tastes very bitter.

Constituents: Latex containing bitters, lactucin, lactucone, lactupicrin, an alkaloid, triterpenes.

Action: Sedative, soothing, digestive tonic.

Nutritional ingredients: Not Known

Suggested use as a Traditional Herbal Remedies Only:

Indications: irritable and excitable condition, especially where associated with poor digestive function. As a mild sedative; as an aid in insomnia; to muscular or articular pains.

Suggested dosage: Add 1-2 teaspoon of herbs to a teapot and stir, cover and leave the tea stand for 10 - 30 minutes in 220ml of hot water, strain and drink one times a day. The use in children under 12 years of age has not been recommended due to lack of adequate data. Keep out of reach of children.

Dosage (Dry herb): 0.5-3g per day.

Packaging: Re-sealable air tight, foil pouch and Store in a cool dry place.

Fertility, Pregnancy and Lactation: Safety during pregnancy and lactation has not been established. In the absence of sufficient data, the use during pregnancy and lactation is not recommended.

Cautions: Do not administer to people with a known sensitivity to plants in the (Compositae) family.

Side Effects: Over dosage with this remedy will produce stupor, depressed respiration. It is to be used with respect.

Known Drug interaction: seek GP and Professional Medical Herbalist.