Nabalus albus

Nabalus albus
Family:Nabalus albus; Antidote; Diuretic; Galactogogue.
Common name:White lettuce
The powdered root is sprinkled on food to stimulate milk flow after childbirth. A tea made from the roots is used as a wash for weakness. A latex in the stems is diuretic it is used in female diseases. It is also taken internally in the treatment of snakebite. A poultice of the leaves or roots is applied to snakebites dog bites etc.

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