Details of Lactuca serriola

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Summary	Statewise availability	Phytochemicals
Scientific Name:Lactuca serriola Genus:Lactuca Species:serriola Family:Compositae Synonym:Lactuca scariola, Lactuca serriola,etc.		Palmitic acid Ascorbic acid Linoleic acid Stearic acid Hexanoic acid beta-Sitosterol Arachidic acid Oleic acid beta-Carotene Loliolide
Ailments cured	Plant parts and method of its use	Vernacular name
Abdominal pain Analgesics Anti-Bacterial Infections agents Anti-Infective Agents Anti-inflammatory agents Anti-Pyretic Antirheumatic agents Asthma Bronchitis Burns Central nervous system diseases Cooling effect on body Cough Demulcent Diaphoretic Diarrhea Diuretics Endophthalmitis Expectorants Fever Hair loss Headache Hematologic diseases Hypnotics and sedatives Hypotension Inflammation Laxatives Liver diseases Malaria Parasympatholytics Scabies "Sleep aids Sleep initiation and maintenance disorders Tuberculosis Lymph Node Ulcer Vitiligo Vomiting Whooping cough	Aerial Part : Applied externally Roots : Applied externally Seeds : Applied externally