Lettuce, Lactuca sp., as a medicinal plant in Polish publications of the 19th century
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Abstract
This historical review documents that 19th-century Polish medical literature used Lactuca virosa and its dried latex (lactucarium) as a sedative and analgesic, weaker than opium but free of its side effects.
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How to cite
Trojanowska, A (2005) 'Lettuce, Lactuca sp., as a medicinal plant in Polish publications of the 19th century', Kwartalnik Historii Nauki i Techniki, 50(3-4), pp. 123-134.
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