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{{CodexVegetabilis
|nameL=Lactuca canadensis&&Lactuca elongata
|family=Compositae
|nameE=Canadian Lettuce
|habitat=North America&&
|partUsed=Herba Lactucae canadensis
|constituent=lactucic acid,
|action=used for making Lactucarium canadense
}}

{{CodexVegetabilis
|nameL=Lactuca muralis&&Mycelis muralis
|family=Compositae
|nameE=lvy-leaved Lettuce
|habitat=Europe&&Mediterranean countries&&North-West Africa&&Caucasus&&Asia Minor&&
|partUsed=
|constituent=
|action=used for the same purposes as other varieties of Lactuca
}}

{{CodexVegetabilis
|nameL=Lactuca sativa var. Capitata
|family=Compositae
|nameE=Garden Lettuce&&Cabbage Lettuce
|habitat=Europe (especially Netherlands and France)&&Himalayas&&China and cultivated the world over&&
|partUsed=Herbs Lactucae sativae
|constituent=acids, lactucetin, (lactucon), albumen, mannite, lactucin (chief bitter principle), iron, vitamin C,
|action=emollient; well-known vegetable. - Used for making Lactucarium gallicum (the inspissated milky juice), which is narcotic and hypnotic
}}

{{CodexVegetabilis
|nameL=Lactuca scariola&&Lactuca serriola&&Lactuca altissima
|family=Compositae
|nameE=Prickly Lettuce&&Compass plant
|habitat=Caucasus&&Europe mainly France&&
|partUsed=Herba Lactucae scariolae
|constituent=lactucin (bitter principle), acids, lactucerin, (lactucon), albumen, iron,
|action=diuretic, antispasmodic, sedative, emollient, toxic, - Probably, through cultivation, Lactuca sativa has come from this plant
}}

{{CodexVegetabilis
|nameL=Lactuca virosa
|family=Corupositae
|nameE=Wild Lettuce&&Poison Lettuce&&Acrid Lettuce&&Lettuce Opium&&Sleepwort
|habitat=Europe&&India&&Persia&&North Africa&&
|partUsed=Herba Lactucae virosae = Herba Intybi angusti
|constituent=lactucin, lactucic acid, lactucerin (lactucon), wax, mannite, albumen, acids,
|action=diuretic, sudorific, expectorant, galactagogue, laxative, sedative, anodyne, hypnotic, toxic; used for making Lactucarium germanicum (the inspissated juice), which is narcotic and much stronger than Lactucarium gallicun (obtained from Lactuca sativa vat, capitata)
}}

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