Pain is a very common ailment or symptom that can take down the toughest of the tough. It’s so prevalent that we are seeing a major epidemic with opiate dependency. Unfortunately, with so many needing to find relief, it’s leading to a large portion of our population becoming, often just masking the problem, rather than fixing the cause.Unfortunately, it’s getting so widespread that the medical field view many of those in real need as “seekers”. So, instead of getting relief from tangible pain, people are being turned away. As a result, they are finding it illegally, and pain clinics and rehabs are popping up all over, trying to combat the addiction. Wild Lettuce as a Healthy Alternative.
Wild Lettuce ( )Lactuca Virosa is the scientific term for it, and many people have used it in place of addictive prescription pain medicine. It’s a leafy and tall plant, with small yellow buds, and could be grown right out your door.
More, it’s a cousin to the lettuce we typically see at the grocery store. It’s also referred to as bitter lettuce, or more appropriately for the purpose discussed here, opium lettuce.The reason it’s referred to as opium lettuce, is due to the pain relieving and sedative effects that it has been known to produce through a white substance found in the stem and leaves. ( )This milky substance is called lactucarium. And, while it doesn’t contain any opiates, it has similar side effects when used – it acts directly on the central nervous system (CNS) to lessen the feeling of pain, just like morphine.Even though it seems to be the best kept secret, it has a history of being used as an alternative to pain relief.Related: (Video Tutorial) Historical UseBack in the 19 th century, wild lettuce was already being used by some as a substitute to opium.
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But, it was in the 70’s that it started to gain significant popularity by those wanting a more natural remedy. Individuals were starting to use it for both pain relief, as well as recreational purpose.In the earlier days, people using wild lettuce prepared it a couple different ways.
One way was to cook the plant in a pan of water and sugar mix, until it reduced to a thick syrup-like consistency. While this was an effective form, it was quite bitter even with the sugar added. The most common form however, was drying the stem and leaves to use as an herbal tea.The tea remains popular today. But, it’s also being dried for smoking, or vaporizing. If you don’t care to grow it yourself, it can also be purchased as a dried herb, extract, or resin substance.
Other BenefitsHere are the more popular reasons people are gravitating towards this natural pain killer and medicinal plant:. Migraines – People who use it for this purpose claim that they experience fewer migraines than they did prior to starting the herb. Insomnia – A frequent use of wild lettuce is by people who have trouble sleeping. It produces a relaxed and euphoric feeling, helping a person fall asleep easier, without the addictive qualities of commonly prescribed sleeping aids. Anxiety – Wild lettuce can act as a mild sedative, allowing people with anxiety to find a reprieve from the stress it causes. Asthma and Cough – Wild lettuce has antitussive properties, which alleviates or suppresses a cough. Also, asthmatic patients who have used opiates notice more episodes if they go through opiate withdrawal.
So, the use of wild lettuce instead of prescription opiates, could be a better option for them.In addition to the above benefits, wild lettuce produces a euphoric state, similar to opiates, even though it does not contain any actual opiate so it’s perfectly legal.You may also like:(Video)(VIDEO) Please Spread The Word - Share This Post. I was eating a leaf or two everytime I found a plant on the side of the road a couple times a day and never put two and two together that I had just been taken off Cold Turkey 4-6mgs of Xanax a day. I had very little withdrawal symptoms until I was no longer walking daily. It was then that I had difficulties and a couple days ago was out and about and saw the plant again.
It was then that it dawned on me the correlation between the absence of withdrawal symptoms while eating it. Back to harvesting the leaves and eating them. The muscle pain associated with withdrawal symptoms is horrific. More that I’m back to using the plant I’m no longer in extreme pain and it has diminished to a very bearable level.
It’s been a life saver. Also he might ask his doctor about Vraylar. Non-addictive and immediately stemmed the benzo physiology symptoms, but haven’t even taken that today.
Just eating three to four of the leaves about every 3-4 hours and just ordered Zazzee Wild Lettuce from Amazon. Amazing reviews and 4x the potency and extremely affordable.I really hope this helps. I was given benzos 15 yrs ago to counteract my RLS medication and it’s symptoms. Between Wild Lettuce and CBD oil and joint and muscle creams and paste really feel very hopeful now for a bright future, where a week ago thought I was at the end of the road.
Pappicus, not sure if you’ll see this but if so could you email me I’d love to learn a little from you. I’m a 33yo female Air Force veteran with chronic pain and some mental stuff. My hubby as well, and we’re really wanting to heal ourselves naturally without Western medicine as all they’ve done is made us much worse.
If you don’t mind emailing me, or anyone who is knowledgeable in natural medicine and herbs please feel free as well,. Looking for any guidance, info, or direction:) we’re getting back to our native roots, hopefully absorb as much as we can before our dear ones pass with their knowledge of nature and the land as I see others in this string have gone through. Bless you all and thank you for the needed laugh ?. I have had excellent results with kratom. I did a lot of research before trying it. I use it conservatively, I have no desire to “get high” I only want pain relief. I found a kratom supplier that has lab testing on each batch she gets in, so I am pretty confident I am not getting a contaminated product.
I started with small doses, to be assured how I would react. I take a variety of strains to lower chances of addiction or building a tolerance. I find it lasts longer than opiods. I stopped taking opiods for about a month before I tried the kratom, I had heard that since both kratom and opiods work on the same receptors in the body there is no benefit to combining and may be possibility of overdosing be taking together. I am a fan of kratom.
It takes some research to figure out which strain helps for your condition. Some strains are more sedating, some stimulating, some help with depression or anxiety. There are combinations that help with several symptoms. I suggest asking people what results they have had, purchase some kratom, start with small doses, I would suggest no more than 2 grams at one dose.
One gram would be safer if after a couple hours you have no negative reaction then take another gram. It seems for most people a dose lasts 5-6 hours.
A dose of about 5 grams is considered mild to moderate. Do not start that high. Those who run into issues and are using “recreationally” take half an ounce or even a full ounce.
It takes awful. People have very creative ways of getting it down. I put mine in capsules, but it takes a lot of capsules. Look up The Kratom User’s Guide, it is available free on internet. What is: Permisian? I looked on the internet and found nothing! I have Lambs Quarter growing in my garden, (I planted one and the wind did the rest!) I harvest it daily and use it in my recipies.
I also have Mallow and in winter, use stinging nettle, these are also very nutritious wild plants. While I have your attention I know of 4 nightshade vegs that people with pain should not eat, they are: tomatoes and any tomato product, white potatoes, I now eat sweet pots, they are not in the same family as white pots. Also, all peppers and eggplant.
Another product that is helping me tremendously is:a good quality Turmeric powder along with freshly ground pepper and coQ. (these help the Turmeric get into the cells) I use these daily for Rheumatoid Arthritis and take no prescription pain meds. I hope this info is of help to someone. Dandelion is a totally different plant than wild lettuce.
Dandelions are harvested when they are in the bud stage to make salads with the leaves and buds with bacon bits and vinegar and mayo dressing and are not bitter when harvested at that stage. They also don’t have the prickly spines on the leaves like wild lettuce and the flowers look totally different. We have dandelion, wild lettuce and wild milkweed, as well as butterfly weed, which is a part of the milkweed family growing in our yard, and grow wild herbs and wildflowers, so please Google “dandelion, wild lettuce and wild milkweed” before misleading others into thinking they are the same thing. To Moonglow, took the word’s right outta my mouth! Its really easy to be a bully on line I guessthese folks are twisted and obviouly unhappy. ?Back in the covered wagon days, moms taught us “If u have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all!” And we respected elders.People today have no idea.run over the top of you and DONT CARE. Pray for them, send them the white light, who cares about spellng and grammer while in horrible pain!FOR PAINALSO WATCH NETFLIX about an herb called kratom!!I just learned about this, UNBELIEVQBLE RESULTS FOR THOUSANDS, So theyre trying to make it illeagal!!Also, what the fda is doing to americans is unbelievable.I could hardly believe it!THANKS TO ALL for the comments❤❤❤.
Papicus,I’m originally from the hills of WV! Hillbilly & Native American roots. I’ve passed a lot on to people I know. But I’m interested in foraging for my own stuff now. I was comfortable with it until my husband & daughter brought home flowers.
They were pretty. We put them in water. Later, my MIL texted us from work around 12am.
“POISON HEMLOCK.”She was freaking out. It WASNT hemlock, but it’s cousin. I knew it looked familiar lol.
I felt like it was a warning though- to be careful. Just because it’s in the back yard doesn’t mean you are safe to invest, ya know? You mentioned being a forest witch (or something along those lines). Would you be interested in sharing info on herbal remedies? I believe part of the problem here in identifying the plant is the fact that the common names for plants vary from region to region. I know of 3 totally different ( unrelated ) plants that are called “milkweed” in different parts of the country. Before you ingest ANY medicinal plant, be sure you know and can recognize what you are taking and how to prepare it properly.
No, this is NOT dandelion and it is not asclepais. Look carefully at the pictures and pull up additional pictures of the SAME plant until you are SURE. Remember, both medicines and poisons are produced by plants. Also, even medicinal plants, when taken incorrectly, may kill you. Think of digoxin (lanoxin, digitoxin) which comes from the foxglove plant. Too little does no good, the correct dose changes and regulates your heart rate, too much kills you.BE SURE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TAKING.
If you aren’t sure, do some more research or don’t take it at all. You are right it’s not milkweed, milkweed is asclepsia, it’s what the monarch butterflies use.
Wild lettuce is very different.Please be very careful when trying native herbs. There are things like wild Hemlock that is very poisonous!
Research carefully!I suffer from chronic pain also. This thread is very interesting and I’m going to look into wild lettuce.Blessings to all who suffer from chronic pain it can ruin your. I do believe Mother Earth has cures for everything.
It’s a lost knowledge. I am finding that, more and more, we need to get back to “the old ways.” Our forefathers knew a lot about what plants treated certain conditions.
Needless to say, their knowledge was probably from indigenous people who depended on local plants for whatever was wrong with them. The old ways with plants were the best when they can be used in place of modern medications. In some cases this isn’t possible, not because there isn’t a “plant for that”, but because we don’t know enough about plant medication. HERBSI was diagnosed with Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and put on Prednisolone on december 29th, 2017. I followed it 100% for a month and could not help me the way am expecting. Finally i began to panic and called my doctor, he told me to get used to it. He said I would be on Prednisolone my whole life.
At that point my life messed up and began to do a lot of research. Then I found Seth COPD story (google ” How I reversed my copd with herbal remedies” ) I read that article from end to end because everything Seth was saying made absolute sense. I started using the COPD herbal remedy february this year, product of BEST HEALTH HERBAL CENTRE. There was no diet involved, no side effect which was extremely marvelous. After the first 4 weeks of usage, my shortness of breath, chest tightness and cough disappeared completely.
My COPD was totally reversed after 6 weeks of usage. Now am living COPD FREE. Please folks get off drugs and help yourself by trying natural methods.To know more about BEST HEALTH HERBAL CENTRE visit w ww.besthealthherbalcentre. @ slick papaver somniferum is a poppy plant not wild lettuce! @ nemesis it is also not a dandelion.
The scientific name for a dandelion is taraxacum. Scientific name for wild lettuce is lactuca canadensis, and doesn’t even look like a dandelion. Just because the flowers look similar does not mean it is a dandelion.Come on people you should not speak on something if you don’t know what you are talking about. Please Make sure you do your own research, make sure you are informed, and do not ever just trust the word of someone you don’t know.especially when it comes to stuff like this. Slick is up here trying to give you an actual opioid that will show up on drug screenings, and nemesis is trying to potentially hurt you. While dandelions can be used for herbal remedies when prepared properly in small amounts only, the leaves are know to cause damage to the body and the stems can kill a child if injested.Again always do your own research, on the internet from “multiple” sources not just one, always consult a professional there are sites online you can go ask a profession about plants they will even identify plants for you if you submit photos. Go to your local nursery if they have info on a certain plant or flower (even if trying to protect your pets, because kilts and a few others are toxic to animals.) As long as they have the info you are looking for they will be willing to give it to you.Joann is also trying to hurt you, you people are not putting any supporting info on here for what you are saying, you know how many people will read this and think they can just go pick milk weed and eat it.
Milk weed can be consumed only if cooked and it has to be done a certain way, it is yet another toxic plant. Please please please people do research before trying ANYTHING. Please please please do your research people from multiple sources not just one. I’m not trying to say herbal remedies are bad or not to do them but you seriously need to do research before trying any herbal remedy. Never just listen to what another person is on here telling you. Slick is on here saying it is papaver somniferum, that is a poppy planting contains actual opioid that you can od on and will show up in a drug screening.
Nemesis is saying it is a dandelionno it isn’t the scientific name for a dandelion is taraxacum, they can be used for herbal remedies in small amounts if done correctly, some parts of the plant are dangerous. The scientific name for wild lettuce is lactic canadensis.so not the same there nemesis. And Joann and a few others are talking it eating milkweedyes it can be eaten but only in small amounts, only if cooked and only if cooked properly. Milk weed is toxic.please please please do your research!!!!!!! This year May I was told I had mild emphysema-Copd. I was shocked, I had only had minor breathing problems at times. However I had smoked for 17 years when I was very young and had quit over 38 years ago, when I developed asthma.
I always heard your lungs were cleared 5 years after you quit smoking, but they don’t tell you the damage is already done! Mild is not mild, I am on oxygen all the time.my son purchased herbal remedy for emphysema from solution health herbal clinic,which i used for 6 weeks and am totally Emphysema free,all thanks to solution health herbal clinic, solution health herbal clinic also cure all type of disease in humans life.please Stop smoking! It will kill you. Contact solution health herbal clinic details E-mail: ([email protected]). I am very Hesitant on this. Reading some of the other “names” called for wild lettuce is my concern.
Specifically “milkweed”. From what I am reading, they are one and same.
BUT this concerns me. Common Milkweed is poisonous. In the plant kingdom, normally bitterness is taken as a warning that its poisonous. Also some plants are only edible when they are “young”. PLEASE Use with extreme caution. There are so many plants that look alike; some may be edible and others very toxic.
One home guide websites states: “Milkweed species in the genus Asclepias contain cardiac glycosides that are poisonous to humans,. Humans can eat milkweed, but its toxicity depends on its species, age, how it is prepared and how much is eaten.” Common milkweed in its Latin name is Asclepias syriaca, Wild Lettuce is Lactuca virosa. Even tho some places are calling it “milk weed”, Wild Lettuce shown is NOT common Milkweed. If you order seeds. Please order from a known source and use the Latin name. Wild lettuce, milkweed and dandelions are totally different plants.
They don’t even look alike. Dandelions only grow about 6 to 10 inches tall, have yellow flowers and are used in salads, not for pain control.
Wild milkweed grows up to 7 feet tall, has oval shaped leaves and is very poisonous. Wild lettuce grows up to 3 or 4 feet tall, has jagged thorny leaves and white flowers.
They are more like a thistle than a dandelion or milkweed. Too many people are trying to act like they know what they are talking about, but I have all 3 growing in my yard and can say from 69 years of experience that I know the difference between them.
I also had an aunt that had an medicinal herb garden that taught me all about identifying medicinal herbs that grow in the wild. Here is an article from Web MD that tells all the uses for wild lettuce. This thread has gotten too hard to follow. Unfortunately, I haven’t the time to weed through all of the banter & other comments. I can’t even find my original comment.
I believe it was for the wood witch in KY.Everyone is talking about the difference in these plants. I’ve been at this naturopathy thing a while. Wanted to go to school for it, but couldn’t find one back then.I know what dandelion is. That’s what confused me. I have 2 different plants in the yard that look like lettuce. One of which has really taken over the yard.
I tried googling, but you see conflicting pictures & info. I just want to talk to someone who actually knows the difference.Aside of wanting to Learn about this stuff, we have a lot of pain to deal w in this house. My husband and I can not take (& do not want to) opiates of any kind. I just want something that works & wont have 100 awful side affects that require even more medication to deal with! Please help!You can contact me on twitter: peacelovencandiOr jlcfusionOR Pinterest:jlcfusionOr on Instagram jlcfusionI’d rather not put my email on a public forum, but will give it over once contacted. I have asked before and received no answer or een an acknowledge my question.How much makes a dose?
One can easily overdose on any drug even aspirin.even water, though water is a bit difficult to do but it can happen.This is the main problem I have with wild plants and herbs. Used for medicine or medicinal purposes. Especially when one ingests itPoultices are not really an issue thoughThe various disagreements about which plant is which is also another problem with 100%.What Defines a single dose?How often in between doses?
Example every 4-6 hours?What defines a maximum dose NOT to be exceeded?Obviously making a tea or boiling the leaves in liquid form would be the easiest form I suppose or just eating the leaves raw. Also boiling the leaves would leech out the pain killer and other itemsThe next obvious question as a painkiller does it also cause muscle relaxer or sleepiness? Helping the person get some proper rest.I know that pain being gone alone does help one get proper and much needed.Can this plant be abused like other painkillers?I mean how hard these questions to answer?Thank You in Advance for your Help and Time!?. Allot of you suffering from chronic pain would see improvements from cleaning up your diets. I removed all dairy, legumes and sweeteners from my diet and most of my joint pain faded away. It’s hard at first, as most of us don’t realize how much of the food that we are being supplied has all of those ingredients in them, as well as grains.
Our bodies don’t need such massive amounts of these ingredients and they are poisoning us with them as they are fillers as well as addictive ( like sugar ). Legumes Rot in your gut instead of digesting and therefore cause bloating and swelling in our joints. Wheat contains a narcotic of which slows down our matabolism and dairy actually blocks our bodies ability to up take calcium naturally. Wild lettuce has roughly 65-75 different plants in it’s family tree depending on who you ask and what you read. Some cross with other wild lettuce, most do not.
It grows all over the world, and carries with it the same medicinal properties, albeit there may be some variation in strength.In Colorado there is the Serriolla, Canadensis, Virosa, and less common the Tatarica which is the only one that differs in flower color, it’s purple rather than yellow like the others. No doubt there are more here, but I’m most familiar with the ones listed. All of which are in the Lactuca (Lettuce) family. You could say they are the great grandparents of the lettuce we have today; as the article suggests.Some like the Serriolla can be confused with a thistle due to it’s spines under leaf; a good test is to pull a leaf or prick the stem. If you see the lactucarium, I.e. The white latex or milk you most likely have a wild lettuce.
Some other species of plants do in fact produce a milk like substance, such as the dandelion and the milkweed, however they look different save for the former, but the dandelion is also edible and quite the hard worker in the body.If you have a latex allergy DO NOT USE THIS PLANT! If your unsure, the best practice is to leave it alone. However rubbing a small amount of the milk on your skin can often give you an indication of allergies within usually 24 hours. If after sufficient time has passed and your fine, try a small amount on your tongue. Again wait 24 hours. Itching and rash are sure signs of an allergic reaction, however when the plant or the extracted milk is smoked, it can cause a tingle on the tongue for some people even if no allergy is present.
Be careful and go slow if you are not sure, but my best advice is to get an allergy test or just move on.The best time to harvest the plant is when it’s flowering. That’s when it’s at it’s most bitter point, because it’s protecting itself.
Please always allow some flowers to seed and go in the wind. Those seeds have a purpose and your gonna want meds for next year right? So do I, so let it seed please. Your not loosing anything by doing so. You can also place them on the ground, but don’t burry them; or you can keep some in the fridge for next year.The young shoots can be eaten before they are too bitter, but be warned they can cause uncontrollable diarrhea if you eat too many.
Wild Lettuce can also cause hallucinations at high doses, often in combination with the before mentioned diarrhea. The average person would need to consume quite a bit and this symptom is uncommon.What’s a normal dose for me may be too high or too little for you. If your not familiar with working with wild plants it’s best to buy a ready made (commercial product) extract and cut the suggested dose in half and start from there. If money is tight, there are lots of good videos about wild lettuce online explaining how to make the extract in various forms. I suggest starting with a a teaspoon and wait at least 6 hours and see how you feel.
Take note of of you feel beforehand, some effects might be rather subtle at lower doses.Never cook wild lettuce above 140 degrees Fahrenheit. You’ll kill off the medicine. Some plants need high heat for extraction, Wild lettuce does not, which brings me to my final point.Always identify the plant your working with and do your research. Try many different sources of information before consuming it, or in some cases, before you touch it. Some plants like sweet yellow (and white) clover are edible unless they’ve been infested with mold. At which point they become a toxic anticoagulant and can cause your blood to become too thin, thus killing you. Be safe, be kind, excuse the typo’s.
I'm not sure that this is really a good comparison, even if Painkiller is the fastest Priest album, still just very traditional heavy metal.Rust In Peace is a brilliant album. But Painkiller is one of the best albums ever made. Such a force. Really gave a whole new dimension to Priest.I do kind of agree with Drago that Rust is bit overrated perhaps.lot of people consider it the best Megadeth album.I don't. Still it's a great album, but not their best.that title goes to Peace Sells.
Of course it´s Painkiller for meBut I must say, I didn´t like PK when it came out at all. Rob´s shrieking vocals on the title track. What a waste of such a great voice. That´s how I thought in 1990.But now I think PK is a killer album; probably the hardest from Priest; although Rob can´t sing it live any more though. That does not stop him from trying though:(No offense to Rob here. He is imho the best metal singer of all time; but he should´t try to sing PK live any more.That is why he is called the Metal God.