Opium lettuce ointment

Wild lettuce (Lactuca virosa) Also known as Opium lettuce, bitter lettuce, wild opium, horse thistle, China lettuce and prickly lettuce. Opium lettuce, aka Wild lettuce, secretes a milky white ingredient known as lactucarium when it is scratched or cut. This ingredient contains lactucin and lactucopicrin which are bitter substances that act on the central nervous system to produce pain-relieving effects. Used in fertility rituals to honor the ancient Egyptian God Min; often added to love potions. Can also be used as a meditation aid to help calm and center the mind and to assist the practitioner on astral journeys and path workings. According to research, these effects are as strong as opium, but with fewer side effects. Opium is a pain-relieving agent which was commonly used in ancient times. When dried, wild lettuce resembles opium. Additionally, the lettuce also contains traces of hyoscyamine, which is probably responsible for its sedative effects. Aside from pain, wild lettuce is a