Re: Who Has Experience With Prickly Lettuce?

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Waymon Cowley wrote:

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> Lactuca scariola, is supposed to be a sedative and pain reliever.

> There's a lot of it around me and I'm thinking of harvesting it. If

> it's not that worthwhile I don't want to take the time.

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> Thanks,

>

> Waymon

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Just to clear up and avoid any confusion but I do believe that the

proper name is Lactuca serriola and it is not a native of NA but does

grow all over Europe. I am not quite sure how you will go about

obtaining the latex but I would surmise that the best way would be to

tincture the whole plant. I would probably blend it with the alcohol to

break it up and make the latex more easily available. Just my two

Pfennigs worth.

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