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❖ Now place the pot on the stove at low heat for 3-4 hours. Do not let it boil,
because you’ll destroy all the good stuff in it.
❖ Stir every 15 minutes until the water gets a dark brown color.
❖ Now pour the substance while still hot into another pot through a strainer.

❖ Almost none or very little plant material should get through it.
❖ Try to squeeze as much water as you can while the plant is in the strainer.
❖ This solution contains all the core elements of Wild Lettuce, especially the pain
killing essence. But it’s not concentrated enough. Yet.
❖ So, in order to obtain this essence, you should warm it over low heat again until
the water is vaporized, (while stirring) basically dehydrating the solution until it
becomes a paste.
❖ Be careful at the end when there is little water left, you should not burn the

extract at bottom of the pot.
❖ What you should have now is pure Wild Lettuce Extract. You can now pour it in a
small glass container and put it in your medicinal cabinet for when you’ll need it.

The appropriate dose of wild lettuce depends on several factors such as the user's age,
health, and several other conditions. At this time there is not enough scientific
information to determine an appropriate range of doses for wild lettuce since this plant
has only recently been rediscovered as a powerful remedy. But, the general 'customary'
dosage goes like this:
Take 1 to 2 teaspoons in a cup of warm water. The effects of ingesting Wild Lettuce
tincture are similar to opium, although no opiates are present in the plant. Effects are
felt quickly but do not last long — between half an hour to a couple of hours.
OR
You can use 6-12 drops in juice or water, under the tongue or as desired. May be taken
3 times daily. Shake well. Store in cool dark place. Keep out of reach of children.
Do NOT take more than 60 drops of tincture per day.

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