| PlantID | 0024 |
| Botanical Name | Lactuca sativa |
| Common Name | Garden lettuce. |
| Classification | | Kingdom: | Plantae | | Subkingdom: | Tracheobionta | | Division: | Magnoliophyta | | Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Subclass: | Asteridae | | Order: | Asterales | | Family: | Asteraceae | | Genus: | Lactuca | | Species: | sativa |
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| Part used | Seeds, Leaves |
| Medicinal Properties | Anodyne, Antispasmodic, sedative, Hypnotic, Abhrodisiac, Diuretic, Expectorant, purgative, Demulcent, refrigerant, Antipyretic, Haematinic, galactogogue, Rheumatism. |
| Medicinal Use | Headache, opthalmia, prevents fall of hairs, inflammation, headache, purification of blood, improve appetite, biliousness, nervousness and palpitation of heart, fever, inflammation and coughs, bronchitis, asthma, pertusis, chronic bronchitis, insomnia, wakefulness. |
| Chemistry | Lactucarium(Lactucin, lactuco-picrin and lacturic acid, large amount of caoutchoue, volatile oil, sugar, gum, pectic acid, albumen, oxalic acid, mannit, potassium, nitrate etc.) |
| Cultivation | Lectuca is a cool seasonal plant and grows best in the middle spring air. Lettuce can be grown directly into the garden, or indoors and then transplanted as soon as the garden can be prepared with a bit of planning. You can plant lettuces and greens every 1-2 weeks all summer. |
| Regional Habitat | Desert area of Rajasthan |
| Description | It is an annual herb. Root: tap shaped, with a corymbose. Stem: 2 or 3 feet in height. Leaves: suborbicular; cauline ones cordate. Flowers: heads numerous and small, corolla yellowish. |
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