Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Lactuca serriola
Scientific Name and Description
Lactuca serriola L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Lactuca scariola L.
Lactuca virosa
Lactuca altaica Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Lactuca augustana All.
Lactuca coriacea Sch.Bip.
Lactuca dubia Jord.
Lactuca integrata (Gren. & Godr.) A.Nelson
Lactuca latifolia Boiss.
Lactuca latifolia Gilib.
Lactuca scariola L.
Lactuca sylvestris Lam.
Lactuca tephrocarpa K.Koch
Lactuca verticalis Gaterau
Lactuca virosa
Lactuca altaica Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Lactuca augustana All.
Lactuca coriacea Sch.Bip.
Lactuca dubia Jord.
Lactuca integrata (Gren. & Godr.) A.Nelson
Lactuca latifolia Boiss.
Lactuca latifolia Gilib.
Lactuca scariola L.
Lactuca sylvestris Lam.
Lactuca tephrocarpa K.Koch
Lactuca verticalis Gaterau
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | compass plant, horse thistle, prickly lettuce, wild lettuce, wild opium |
| Kannada | mullu lettuse, mullu salaasi |
| Marathi | bnakahoo, kaahu, saaleet, Kahoo काहू |
| Sanskrit | kakubha |
| Telugu | kavu,Kasulu కసలు |
| Urdu | tukhm kahu, tukhm kehu, tukhm-i-kahu |
| Common Names | Prickly Lettuce, Wild Lettuce, Compass Lettuce,scarole |
| Hindi | Kahú काहू |
| Tamil | Sirukalyaan சிறுகளான் |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Folk
Herb usable parts
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
Lactuca serriola L.
Habit-Herb
Parts used - Whole plant
Application - Expectorant; cough; phthisis; bronchitis; jaundice; calcium and iron source
Treatment - Pregnant women
References - Rajasab and Isaq 2004
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Rajasab and Isaq 2004
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Flora of Chamba District (Himachal Pradesh) Author - Harindar Singh and M Sharma
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol II Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Lactuca serriola. (2024, April 26). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactuca_serriola