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Wild Lettuce (Lactuca virosa) and Nervous tension: evidence and sources

Preliminary evidence

Calming for nervous tension and restlessness

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Wild Lettuce (Lactuca virosa): Benefits, Uses, Safety

Herbal Reality · n.d.

Traditional / referenceBitter lettuceLactucariumOpium lettuceWild LettuceLactuca virosa

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1 source supporting Wild Lettuce for Nervous tension. Includes scientific publications, books, monographs and traditional-use references.

Mechanistic basis

This use is associated with the plant's anxiolytic / calming action.