Wild Lettuce Cutting -

Wild Lettuce

Lactuca Virosa

Usage:

Tea

Pour a cup of boiling water on 1-2 teaspoons and let it steep for 10-15 minutes.

Extract

Soak overnight in alcohol and evaporate the liquid to produce a resin that can be used as opium.

Opium Joint

Roll the dried cut herbs as you would a regular joint. Smoke the joint to get a medium strength opium effect, a very relaxed feeling.

How does it work?

Wild lettuce has calming, relaxing, and pain relieving effects.

Wild lettuce is a plant. The leaves, sap (latex), and seed are used to make medicine.

Wild lettuce contains the psychoactive compounds lactucopicrin and lactucin, which are not opiates but have similar sedative and narcotic effects.

Wild lettuce is used for whooping cough, asthma, urinary tract problems, cough, trouble sleeping (insomnia), restlessness, excitability in children, painful menstrual periods, excessive sex drive in women (nymphomania), muscular or joint pains, poor circulation, swollen genitals in men (priapism), and as an opium substitute in cough preparations.

The seed oil is used for "hardening of the arteries" (atherosclerosis) and as a substitute for wheat germ oil.

Some people apply Wild lettuce latex directly to the skin to kill germs.

Some people inhale Wild lettuce for a recreational "high" or hallucinogenic effect.

Side Effects:

Wild lettuce seems safe for most people in small amounts. Large amounts, however, can slow breathing and might be dangerous.
Applying wild letuce directly to the skin can cause irritation. Large amounts can cause sweating, fast heartbeat, pupil dilation, dizziness, ringing in the ears, vision changes, sedation, breathing difficulty, and even more dangerous conditions.

Special Precautions & Warnings:

Pregnancy and breast-feeding: Not enough is known about the use of wild lettuce during pregnancy and breast-feeding. Stay on the safe side and avoid use.
Enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia, BPH): Don't use wild lettuce if you have this condition. It contains a chemical that can harm people who have trouble urinating.
Allergy to ragweed and related plants; Wild lettuce may cause an allergic reaction in people who are sensitive to the Asteraceae/Compositae family. Members of this family include ragweed, chrysanthemums, marigolds, daisies, and others. If you have allergies, be sure to check with your healthcare provider before taking wild lettuce.
Narrow-angle glaucoma: Don't use wild lettuce if you have this eye condition. It contains a molecule that might make glaucoma worse.
Surgery Wild lettuce can affect the central nervous system. There is a concern that it might cause too much seepiness if it is taken along with anesthesia and other nerve-numbing medications used during and after surgery. Stop using wild lettuce at least 2 weeks before a scheduled surgery.