Hi Karl, Thanks for sharing that information. I've long known that there are soporific compounds in lettuce, but I didn't about the specifics... Regards, Wes On Wed, 19 Mar 2003 07:50:00 -0800, carlo7 <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Hi Wes, > >Heinerman's Book on Healing Juices says this about lettuce. > >"During World War II codeine, an analgesic and antitussive compound, obtained >from opium was in very short supply. Attention turned to a compound in >lettuce called lactucarium, which has sedative and respiratory suppressant >properties similar to codeine and morphine, only much weaker. For a brief >period, extracts of lettuce juice were given to soldiers in need of pain >relievers or cough suppressant. It seemed to work fairly well, but when >codeine was again freely available, the lettuce juice extract was no longer >of any interest to scientists." > >I experimented myself with 'lettuce' and found it does in fact have a >sedative effect. > >This could also explain your experience with it. > >-karl