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What Vegetables Contain Lactucarium?

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Historically, lactucarium has been used as a folk remedy for its sedative properties, earning the nickname 'lettuce opium'. This milky sap is most concentrated in certain wild lettuce species, though many members of the daisy family contain some level of the active compounds.