Garden Lettuce
Lactuca Sativa
Wo Ju

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bitter; sweet; cool

Part(s) used

Seed

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To disinhibit urine, free milk, clear heat and resolve toxin.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Inhibited urination, hematuria, galactostasis, snake or insect bites, toxin swelling.