Wild tobacco root

Wild tobacco root

(Guizhou herbal medicine)

[source] it is the root of Lactuca sativa. For plant morphology, please refer to the "mountain bitter vegetable" section.

Bitter, cold.

Functions and indications: clearing away heat and toxin, dispelling wind and removing dampness, and relieving pain.

[prescription selection] 1. For rheumatoid arthritis pain: take wild tobacco root for five to one cent, and take it with wine.

② Treatment of snake bite: rub the root of wild tobacco with wine, and take it with five yuan to one or two simmer water.