Lactuca scariola Linn.

Primary Characteristics

Lactuca scariola Linn. is aslo known as Lactuca virosa Amer, .
The English Names for this herb are Prickly lettuce, Wild lettuce, Wild opium.

Pharmacological Actions

No pharmacological Action information is available for Lactuca scariola Linn..

Indications

No Indication information is available for Lactuca scariola Linn..

No Contra Indication information is available for Lactuca scariola Linn..

Temperaments

No Temperament information is available for Lactuca scariola Linn..

Available Brands

Brand	Manufacturer/Mnf. Representative
HABB-E-MUMSIK TILAI	Hamdard laboratories Waqf Pakistan
MAJUN MUGHALLIZ JAWAHIRDAR	Hamdard laboratories Waqf Pakistan
MAJUN MUQAWWI MUMSIK	Hamdard laboratories Waqf Pakistan
MUFARREH BARID SADA	Hamdard laboratories Waqf Pakistan
MUFARREH SHAIKH-UR-RAEES	Hamdard laboratories Waqf Pakistan
MUFARREH YAQUTI MOTADIL	Hamdard laboratories Waqf Pakistan
ROGHAN LABOOB-E-SABAA	Hamdard laboratories Waqf Pakistan
SOMINA	Hamdard laboratories Waqf Pakistan
TIRYAQ-E-NAZLA	Hamdard laboratories Waqf Pakistan

Compound Preparations

No Compound Preparation information is available for Lactuca scariola Linn..

Dosage

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Herb's Description

Lactuca scariola Linn.. This is a bright-green plant, from 2 to 7 feet high, covered with a whitish bloom. It has an erect, rigid stem sometimes smooth throughout but at times hairy at the base. The pale yellow flowers, which appear in the early fall, occur in very numerous heads up to a third of an inch broad, having the feathery appearance of the ripe dandelion bloom, arranged in open clusters, each head consisting of 6 to 12 flowers.
Lactuca scariola Linn.'s Leaves. Alternate, sessile, lobed or not, to +/-15cm long, 7cm broad, with a distinct white midrib, glabrous, glaucous, auriculate, clasping. Margins spinulose. Midrib with spines abaxially. Sinuses of lobes rounded. Lobes typically retrorse. Terminal lobe larger than the lateral lobes, acute. Entire leaves typically oblong.

Taste Odor & Occurrence

Occurence: It is native of Europe. It occurs in India, Iran, Pakistan.. This weedy species can be found throughout Missouri. The plant is easy to identify because of its pure white sap, prickly leaves, and yellow flowers.

Substitutes

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Active Constituents

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Antidotes

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Warning & Precautions

Toxicity

Currently no Toxicity information is available for Lactuca scariola Linn.. (work in progress)