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'''Lactuca sativa''' is a Annual/Biennial up to 0.90 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.
 
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{{Uses|Cardiac paralysis}}, {{Uses|Warts}}, {{Uses|Insomnia}}, {{Uses|Anxiety}}, {{Uses|Neuroses}}, {{Uses|Dry coughs}}, {{Uses|Whooping cough}}, {{Uses|Rheumatic pain}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
  
 
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{{Common names|sa=|en=Lettuce, Garden lettuce|gu=|hi=Salad|kn=|ks=|ml=|mr=|pa=|ta=Shallattu virai|te=}}
  
 
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Prefers a light sandy loam. Succeeds in most well-drained, humus-rich soils but dislikes acid conditions.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
 
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[Cultivation]</ref>
 
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
 
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/lactuca-sativa Lactuca sativa on sciencedirect.com]
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* [http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=a679 Lactuca sativa on missouribotanicalgarden.org]
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* [https://pfaf.org/user/plant.aspx?LatinName=Lactuca+sativa Lactuca sativa on pfaf.org]
 
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Latest revision as of 12:45, 29 May 2020

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Lactuca sativa is a Annual/Biennial up to 0.90 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.

Uses

Cardiac paralysis, Warts, Insomnia, Anxiety, Neuroses, Dry coughs, Whooping cough, Rheumatic pain.[1]

Parts Used

Leaves, Seeds.

Chemical Composition

[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi Salad
Malayalam
Tamil Shallattu virai
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English Lettuce, Garden lettuce


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Biennial

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Prefers a light sandy loam. Succeeds in most well-drained, humus-rich soils but dislikes acid conditions.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. [Chemistry]
  3. [Morphology]
  4. [Cultivation]

External Links