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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Lactuca muralis (Asteraceae)

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Common name(s)
Mauer Lattich; Laitue Des Murs; Crespigno Dolce; Ivy-Leaved Lettuce; Muursla

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Emollient German Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Hypnotic French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Narcotic Italian Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Sedative English Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Spasm Dutch Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.