2024-01-19 06:00:00
Wild lettuce: health benefits and many uses
Wild lettuce or bitter lettuce is a biennial herbaceous plant that is considered one of nature’s best pharmacy materials. It is characterized by its leaves located directly on the stem without a petiole, and has small thorns on its sides and in the middle. Wild lettuce has a very bitter flavor and unpleasant odor, but it has been used since ancient times as a medicine and has many health benefits.
Health benefits of wild lettuce
Enhance digestion
Wild lettuce is considered one of the herbs that helps enhance the digestion process and rid the digestive system of any disease symptoms. The highly bitter roots and leaves of lettuce stimulate digestive secretions and enhance bowel movement, which helps digest food better and reduce bloating and intestinal gas.
Cleansing the liver and gallbladder
Wild lettuce is effective in cleansing the liver and gallbladder of toxins and waste that accumulate in them. Eating this plant helps reduce cholesterol levels in the body and improve liver and gallbladder functions. It also contributes to purifying the blood and improving the health of the digestive system in general.
Relieves the pain of rheumatism, cough and cold
Scientific studies indicate that wild lettuce contains compounds that contribute to relieving rheumatic pain and soothing coughs and colds. Therefore, eating this plant can be beneficial for people suffering from these troublesome conditions.
Reducing oxidative stress
An American study published in the medical journal “International Journal of Molecular Science” indicates that wild lettuce contains compounds that contribute to reducing oxidative stress in the body. Therefore, eating this plant can act as an antioxidant and protect the body from damage resulting from excess oxidation.
How to use wild lettuce
Doctors recommend increasing the consumption of wild lettuce in daily meals to benefit from its health benefits. For those who do not like its bitter taste, concentrated grains from this plant can be used as an alternative. Wild lettuce can be eaten as a salad or added to sandwiches and snacks.
In the past, some Indian tribes smoked wild lettuce to induce a state of relief and euphoria. Even these days, the French use distilled wild lettuce water as a tranquilizer. It turns out that the milky substance that comes out of wild lettuce contains lactocubicrin and lettuce acid, two compounds that contribute to its soothing effect.
Lactosin and lactone sasquiterpenes are substances that have the same ability to relieve pain as effectively as ibuprofen. These two substances are also considered sedatives.
However, wild lettuce does not contain opium although it has similar properties. Most importantly, it is very effective in calming coughs, calming nerves, and also helps with deep sleep without causing addiction.
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