(garden lettuce)
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Well-known garden plant, rich in vitamins.
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The leaves are within 12 mg% carotene and 0.1% ascorbic acid; There is also vitamin E.
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The plant’s herb is used for medicinal purposes.
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In folk medicine, lettuce oil (an infusion of this plant in Provence oil) is used for severe pneumonia and measles in babies.
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Lettuce is used in homeopathy (in the form of juice products) to treat heart disease. The juice has a sedative and sedative effect.