Nervine, anodyne, hypnotic, anti-spasmodic.
Wild Lettuce is a valuable remedy for use in insomnia, restlessness
and excitability (especially in children) and other manifestations
of an over active nervous system. As an anti-spasmodic it can be
used as part of a holistic treatment of whooping cough and dry irritated
coughs in general. It will relieve colic pains in the intestines
and uterus and so may be used in dysmennhorea. It will ease muscular
pains related to rheumatism. It has been used as an anaphrodisiac.
Combinations : For irritable coughs it may be used with Wild Cherry
Bark. For insomnia it combines with Valerian and Pasque Flower.
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