Lactuca biennis
Tall Blue Lettuce
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Taxonomy and growth
- Family
- Compositae
- Genus
- Lactuca
- Flower type
- hermaphrodite
Uses
Medicinal uses
Historical medicinal uses. These records describe reported uses. They do not establish safety or effectiveness. Ask a qualified health professional before using any plant medicinally.
The root is analgesic, antiemetic and haemostatic[1]. A decoction has been used in the treatment of body pain, but not pain in the limbs[1]. The decoction has also been used in the treatment of haemorrhages, heart troubles, diarrhoea and vomiting[1].
Environment
- Range
- Eastern N. America
- Habitat
- Damp thickets
- Light
- full sun
- Shade tolerance
- light shade
- Water
- moderate
- Soil textures
- sandy, loamy, clay
- Soil pH
- acid, neutral, alkaline
- Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
- No
- Drought
- intolerant
Cultivation
222196
References
Moerman. D. Native American Ethnobotany Timber Press. Oregon. 1998-00-00 ISBN 0-88192-453-9