Talk:Lactuca virosa

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Does anyone know if Linnaeus actually first described L. virosa, as it now says on the page's taxobox? MrPMonday 01:13, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] question??

i have been reading in regards to increasing lactation/milk production in nursing mothers and it was read that taking lactuca virosa with fennel would do so? does any one know about this or how one would take it? thanks

[edit] Side effects

I have read in several places that a side effect of Lactuca virosa is decreased libido - I figure this might be a means of regulating potential libido differences which often cause marital stress - but this would clearly depend on the regularity of dosage and period of the effects (if any). Worrying thing is frequent references to the potential dangers of this plant which appear to go as far as coma and death! Any comments/ideas/experience most welcome.

[edit] The Effects

This sounds like a page copied off of a wild lettuce opium sales site. The effects are not like opiates. It does not kill pain, it simply relaxes a little bit. This is like claiming that 5-htp is similar to an opiate. I just finished smoking a Wild Lettuce cigarrette, I'm not an unreliable source on this one. It is not a drug. Also, intravenous administration of Wild Lettuce can be very dangerous. This page needs significant updating by an expert.