Wild Lettuce ~
Botanical Name: Lactuca virosa
A relaxing and sedative herb that can be a valuable remedy for those needing help to induce sleep, and calm restlessness and anxiety. This nervine herb helps with insomnia and muscular arthritis.
Warning: Ingesting large amounts can slow breathing, cause sweating, fast heartbeat, pupil dilation, dizziness, ringing in the ears, and vision changes. If you feel the beginning of any of these symptoms, stop using Wild Lettuce. Do not ingest Wild Lettuce if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, have the eye condition narrow-angle glaucoma, or have allergies to related plants such as ragweed.
