Salad- lettuce is one of the oldest plants, which discovered the Egyptians. And they called it the plant of love. The ancient Egyptians used lettuce leaves, to increase libido, and modern studies confirm its stimulating effect. Thanks to it lactucin lettuce has sedative and weak analgesic properties. It recommended for depression, pain in the nerve endings, sleep disorders, phantom pains. Relieves the spasms and cramps. And a lot of causes for sleep.
Lettuce salad came from the wild, found in Europe, Asia and North Africa. Cultivate it in the Mediterranean countries began at the dawn of civilization in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, Byzantium. In Europe, it began to be cultivated since the middle of the XVI century, in Russia - from the XVII century. Currently, lettuce is grown in almost all countries of the world. Salad oil rich in folic acid, so useful for pregnant women. Fiber lettuce is useful for the intestine. Regular consumption of lettuce prevents painful childbirth and severe thirst, dry cough. It is a good diuretic and also helps in the nervous system. Salad oil is rich in vitamins, especially vitamin A and vitamin C. The oil is rich in antioxidants that prevent the emergence of colon cancer; it helps prevent early or difficult childbirth in women, prevention of pregnancy loss in the early stages, as well as a anthelmintic.
Regular consumption of salad oil, rich in vitamin E and contains antioxidant substances, promotes hair growth and improves their length, delivering extra smoothness, as well as strengthens hair roots. Oil lettuce contains iron, potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, iodine, Vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, E, C, PP, P, K, as well as the specific substance lactucin.
It is recommended to be taken orally:
• as a sedative, in large quantities it causes to sleep.
• In depression, pain in the nerve endings, sleep disorders, phantom pain
• in cases of infertility; It normalizes the level of sex hormones, improves the female libido.
• to reduce pain and relieve spasms and seizures.
• in the treatment of diseases of the stomach.
• as an anithelmintic.
• to restore the liver.
• in the treatment of diabetes.
It is recommended to be applied externally:
• to soften the skin, getting rid of blackheads.
• to give the skin smoothness.
• to improve hair growth.