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How To Identify and Process Wild Lettuce For Natural Pain Relief

When someone first hears about Wild Lettuce, they usually begin asking questions.

The first two questions are usually “what the heck is wild opium lettuce?” and “why should I care”?

But, once you understand all the benefits of wild lettuce, more questions come to mind.

“Is it legal,” “how do you find it in the wild” and “how is it processed?”

That’s the goal if this article – to provide you with detailed answers to each of these questions.

Specifically, this article will cover the following topics.

What Is Wild Lettuce

The Legality Of Wild Lettuce

The Applications Of Wild Lettuce
How To Use Wild Lettuce

How To Process Wild Lettuce
Identifying Wild Lettuce In Nature

How To Grow Wild Lettuce

Survival Uses For Wild Lettuce

What Is Wild Lettuce (Lactuca Virosa)

Wild lettuce (also known as Lactuca Virosa) is a plant where the leaves, sap, and seed are used to make
medicine.

This medicinal lettuce has been a widely used since ancient Greece.

In 430 BC (2447 years ago) Hippocrates, known as the Father of Modern Medicine, wrote about the pain-
relieving effects of the plant’s milky sap.

By the 1800’s, it had reached America. I was widely put to use throughout the Civil War when liquid opium
became scarce.

Around the same time, the polish noted that, while wild lettuce has opioid-like effects. Yet, discovered it has
none of the addictive properties of true opioids.

From the 19th century Polish journals:

How To Identify and Process Wild Lettuce For Natural Pain Relief