Asteraceae Lactuca virosa L.

Bitter Lettuce

Navajo - Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid

Use documented by:
Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 152

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Scientific name: Lactuca virosa L.
USDA symbol: LAVI8 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Bitter Lettuce
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gastrointestinal Aid
Notes: Plant used for gastroenteritis (nausea, vomiting and diarrhea).

RECRD: 88411 id: 19405

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