10 Interesting Details About Nature’s Painkiller: Wild Lettuce
Allergy Alert
The secretions produced by wild lettuce are a type of latex. When you hear that word, if you think of gloves, know that latex is a natural extract from plants like trees.
It’s what rubber is made out of; the sticky extract from rubber trees collected to make solid rubber isn’t the sap; it’s the latex.
As such, wild lettuce and its extract can provoke allergy attacks in people instead of latex products. It’s also a stalky vegetable, and standard wild plant allergy warnings should apply.
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