| Ingredients | Amount Per Serving |
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(Lactuca virosa )
(leaf)
(4:1)
(Wild Lettuce PlantPart: leaf Genus: Lactuca Species: virosa Note: 4:1 )
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450 mg |
Microcrystalline Cellulose, Gum Arabic, Gelatin, Magnesium Stearate, Rice Flour
Below is general information about the effectiveness of the known ingredients contained in the product Wild Lettuce Extract 450 mg. Some ingredients may not be listed. This information does NOT represent a recommendation for or a test of this specific product as a whole.
There is insufficient reliable information available about the effectiveness of wild lettuce.
Below is general information about the safety of the known ingredients contained in the product Wild Lettuce Extract 450 mg. Some ingredients may not be listed. This information does NOT represent a recommendation for or a test of this specific product as a whole.
POSSIBLY SAFE ...when mature, properly harvested wild lettuce is used orally and appropriately (12,4).
LIKELY UNSAFE ...when used orally in large doses or when harvested prematurely. Large doses of wild lettuce, or prematurely harvested wild lettuce, have been reported to cause anticholinergic side effects, stupor, depressed respiration, and death (4,93563).
PREGNANCY AND LACTATION:
Insufficient reliable information available; avoid using.
Below is general information about the interactions of the known ingredients contained in the product Wild Lettuce Extract 450 mg. Some ingredients may not be listed. This information does NOT represent a recommendation for or a test of this specific product as a whole.
Theoretically, concomitant use with drugs with sedative effects might cause additive therapeutic effects and adverse effects (19).
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Below is general information about the adverse effects of the known ingredients contained in the product Wild Lettuce Extract 450 mg. Some ingredients may not be listed. This information does NOT represent a recommendation for or a test of this specific product as a whole.
General
...There is currently a limited amount of information on the adverse effects of wild lettuce.
Orally, large amounts of wild lettuce, as well as eating prematurely harvested wild lettuce, can cause sweating, increased respiration, tachycardia, pupil dilation, dizziness, ringing in the ears, vision disorders, pressure in the head, somnolence, excitatory states (18,93563), respiratory depression, coma, and death (4).
Topically, wild lettuce can cause contact dermatitis (4).
Intravenously, boiled wild lettuce has been reported to cause fever, severe headache, tachycardia, nausea, and abdominal pain in three intravenous drug users (93566).
Cardiovascular ...Orally, large amounts of wild lettuce or prematurely harvested wild lettuce has been reported to cause sweating, flushing, and tachycardia (18,93563).
Dermatologic ...Topically, wild lettuce can cause contact dermatitis (4). It can cause an allergic reaction in individuals sensitive to the Asteraceae/Compositae family. Members of this family include ragweed, chrysanthemums, marigolds, daisies, and many other herbs.
Gastrointestinal
...Orally, wild lettuce has been reported to cause nausea, vomiting, and abdominal cramps (93563).
Intravenously, boiled wild lettuce, prepared by hand in combination with valerian root, has been reported to cause nausea and abdominal pain in three intravenous drug users (93566).
Genitourinary ...Orally, wild lettuce can cause urinary retention (93563).
Immunologic ...Intravenously, boiled wild lettuce, prepared by hand in combination with valerian root, has been reported to cause fever, severe headache, and tachycardia in three intravenous drug users. This reaction was hypothesized to be due to an immunologic response (93566).
Neurologic/CNS ...Orally, large amounts of wild lettuce or prematurely harvested wild lettuce has been reported to cause dizziness, pressure in the head, somnolence, anxiety, headache, excitatory states (18,93563), and coma (4).
Ocular/Otic ...Orally, large amounts of wild lettuce or prematurely harvested wild lettuce has been reported to cause mydriasis, pupil dilation, dizziness, ringing in the ears, and vision disorders (18,93563).
Pulmonary/Respiratory ...Orally, large amounts of wild lettuce or prematurely harvested wild lettuce has been reported to cause increased respiration (18) or respiratory depression (4).
