The Best Natural Painkiller That Grows In Your Backyard
Lactuca virosa is a plant in the Lactuca genus, ingested often for its mild psychotropic or sedative effects which are often described as being similar to those of opium.
It is related to common lettuce (L. sativa), and is often called wild lettuce, bitter lettuce.
In North America, it has been documented as introduced in California, Alabama, Iowa, and Washington, DC, and grows wild in other parts of the continent
How To Use Wild Lettuce
You can buy wild lettuce as a tea, tincture or supplement. Some people also dry the plant and smoke them in a pipe, but we don’t recommend inhaling the he
For pain, the dose is 1.5 grams of opium lettuce sap infused in a tea.
Just 0.25 grams are required if smoked in a pipe, as it is considerably more potent in this form.
If using a supplement, take 30 to 120 milligrams before bed.
In tincture form, use 12-24 drops daily for acute stress or anxiety.
Take 12-24 drops every 15 minutes for 1 or 2 hours before bed for insomnia.
While these are the two most traditional means of preparing Wild Lettuce for use, there are a number of more modern options as well. Wild Lettuce can used to make tea, to gain the benefits of the herb while reducing the amount of smoke in your lungs. It can also be smoked or used in a vaporizer. The herb can be bought in a dried cut blend, as a powder, or as a resin made from the collected milk or sap.
