Steinmetz:Lactuca

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Lactuca canadensis

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Compositae
English Names
  • Canadian Lettuce
Natural Habitat
  • North America
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Lactucae canadensis
Constituent(s)
  • lactucic acid
Action
  • used for making Lactucarium canadense



Lactuca muralis

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Compositae
English Names
  • lvy-leaved Lettuce
Natural Habitat
  • Europe
  • Mediterranean countries
  • North-West Africa
  • Caucasus
  • Asia Minor
Action
  • used for the same purposes as other varieties of Lactuca



Lactuca sativa var. Capitata

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Compositae
English Names
  • Garden Lettuce
  • Cabbage Lettuce
Natural Habitat
  • Europe (especially Netherlands and France)
  • Himalayas
  • China and cultivated the world over
Part(s) Used
  • Herbs Lactucae sativae
Constituent(s)
  • acids
  • lactucetin
  • (lactucon)
  • albumen
  • mannite
  • lactucin (chief bitter principle)
  • iron
  • vitamin C
Action
  • emollient; well-known vegetable. - Used for making Lactucarium gallicum (the inspissated milky juice)
  • which is narcotic and hypnotic



Lactuca scariola

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Compositae
English Names
  • Prickly Lettuce
  • Compass plant
Natural Habitat
  • Caucasus
  • Europe mainly France
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Lactucae scariolae
Constituent(s)
  • lactucin (bitter principle)
  • acids
  • lactucerin
  • (lactucon)
  • albumen
  • iron
Action
  • diuretic
  • antispasmodic
  • sedative
  • emollient
  • toxic
  • - Probably
  • through cultivation
  • Lactuca sativa has come from this plant

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Lactuca virosa

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Corupositae
English Names
  • Wild Lettuce
  • Poison Lettuce
  • Acrid Lettuce
  • Lettuce Opium
  • Sleepwort
Natural Habitat
  • Europe
  • India
  • Persia
  • North Africa
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Lactucae virosae = Herba Intybi angusti
Constituent(s)
  • lactucin
  • lactucic acid
  • lactucerin (lactucon)
  • wax
  • mannite
  • albumen
  • acids
Action
  • diuretic
  • sudorific
  • expectorant
  • galactagogue
  • laxative
  • sedative
  • anodyne
  • hypnotic
  • toxic; used for making Lactucarium germanicum (the inspissated juice)
  • which is narcotic and much stronger than Lactucarium gallicun (obtained from Lactuca sativa vat
  • capitata)

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