Wild lettuce comes from the Lactuca virosa plant. This plant is a relative to the sunflower family and native to North America. It’s been a traditional herb for both food and rituals. Piping Rock’s Wild Lettuce supplement provides 500 mg of the whole herb in quick-release capsules. Grab a bottle and enjoy its benefits today!
Health Benefits
Wild lettuce contains two compounds, known at lactucin and lactucopicrin, that act on the central nervous system. Wild lettuce has the highest concentration of lactucopicrin of all plants, although dandelion root and chicory root are also good sources.
In addition to its sedative and analgesic effects, lactucopicrin is believed to act as an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, meaning that it blocks cholinesterase enzymes that slow communications between brain cells. Wild lettuce is also said to exhibit potent antimicrobial activity.
Based on these properties, practitioners of alternative medicine believe that wild lettuce can prevent the following health conditions:
Alzheimer's disease
Arthritis
Asthma
Atherosclerosis ("hardening of the arteries")
Cough
Insomnia
Joint pain
Malaria
Menstrual pain
Supplement Facts
Amount Per Serving |
% Daily Value (DV) |
|
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Wild Lettuce (Lactuca virosa) (leaf) (from 125 mg of 4:1 Extract) | 500 mg | * |

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