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Since my doctor does not want me to take anything with THC in it and I am trying to wean off the pain meds, I have been looking into other natural pain relievers. One that I am interested in is called wild lettuce, Lactuca virosa is the scientific name.
My problem with it is, I am not sure which plant it is. I have different ones around my yard. I would like to take this while I am weaning off the pain meds because it is not going well. It would be nice if I could find another natural way to get relief.
I used the plant identifier, and it gave me different names, Musk thistle, Bull thistle, and Tall lettuce, but now I can not remember which is which. None said wild lettuce.
This one has yellow flower buds, they have not bloomed yet, but I can see the yellow. What I read is that wild lettuce has yellow flowers. I can take one more step to try to identify them, but I do not know how reliable this step will be. There is a Wild Lettuce group on FB. I could ask them.
The reason I say they are not reliable is that I have seen some say it has prickles on the underside of the leaves, and others say it doesn't. I do not see prickles on any of these.
If I can correctly identify it, I would like to try it. I know that while I am still on the meds, I need to talk it over with my doctor before taking it. Some people roll up a leaf and chew on it, others dry the leaves and make a tea. Some cut the entire plant up and cook it down to a paste, but the most popular way I have seen is to make a tincture from it, some said they even smoke it.
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I hope that you can find the suitable lettuce! And, you get the benefits from it!
Living with pain is no fun!
!BBH
Living with pain is no fun!
So true, I'm having a tough time trying to get off the meds because of the pain, I hope I can do it. While I am still taking some of the pain meds, I feel I should talk to my doctor before taking the wild lettuce. They also call it opium lettuce.
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STOPNow that's a natural pain relief I'd never heard of before. I hope you can find the correct plant. Let us know how it works!
I always heard a plant with a milky sap was poisonous, but this has the milky sap.
I think so many medically beneficial plants have been lost over the ages to many of us who trust pharmaceuticals.