Lettuce: excellent sedative and sleep aid

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Extract from the article: Lettuce is very rich in chlorophyll. Chlorophyll has a great antiseptic effect on the body and helps to clean and nourish the

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Lettuce is very rich in chlorophyll. Chlorophyll has a great antiseptic effect on the body and helps to clean and nourish the bloodstream. It is also an excellent sleep aid.

One of the little-known properties of lettuce comes from one of its molecules that is similar to opium. It contains lactucarium, a substance that is very effective in cases of visceral or genital spasms, urinary incontinence, neuralgic pain, heart palpitations, nervous coughs and excitement. This substance makes this vegetable the best kept secret against nervousness and insomnia. Lettuce acts as a natural sleeping aid.

Rich in highly absorbable vitamins and minerals

Lettuce is very rich in water, at 95%, and absorbs a large number of water-soluble vitamins and minerals from the soil, mainly vitamins from the B group, especially folic acid, an important vitamin that contributes to the formation of genetic material in the cells and to the production of red blood cells. Folic acid is particularly useful for pregnant women. Just 100 grams of lettuce will provide 75% of the minimum recommended daily amount. Lettuce also contains vitamin C, potassium, iodine, copper, manganese, zinc, iron and magnesium, beta-carotene and vitamin E.

Lettuce is also the richest vegetable in organic silica. This mineral plays an essential role in the assimilation and processing of calcium. Silica also plays a role in protecting the cardiovascular system and osteoporosis. Lettuce is very rich in cellulose and chlorophyll. Chlorophyll has a great antiseptic effect on the body and helps to clean and nourish the bloodstream. Lettuce has other properties, including increasing lactation in nursing mothers.

How to benefit from its virtues

To benefit from these virtues, lettuce can be eaten in large quantities in a salad (for example, seasoned with cider vinegar), preferably during the evening meal. But the best way to get all the medicinal virtues of lettuce, as a sedative, is to make a decoction. For the contents of a cup of boiling water, use two lettuce leaves, bring to the boil, boil for one minute and then infuse for ten minutes. Wash well beforehand.

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