Mild sedative; mild hypnotic. Formerly used as a constituent of remedies employed in the treatment of irritable coughs. May be used in insomnia or restlessness. Constituents Lactucarium, comprising bitter substances (lactucine, lactucopicrin, lactucic acid); crystalline substances (including lactucerin); sugar; caoutchouc; traces of a mydriatic alkaloid; and other substances. Part Used: dried latex, dried leaf.
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WILD LETTUCE HERB C/S
Constituents Lactucarium, comprising bitter substances (lactucine, lactucopicrin, lactucic acid); crystalline substances (including lactucerin); sugar; caoutchouc; traces of a mydriatic alkaloid; and other substances. Part Used: dried latex, dried leaf.
