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Lettuce
Published in Michael J. O’Dowd, The History of Medications for Women, 2020
The word lettuce comes from the Old French, laitue, derived from the word for milk. The Latin version comes from lac, milk. Wild lettuce, from which all present-day varieties developed, secreted a large volume of milky sap, giving rise to its name.
Level of clinical evidence of herbal complementary therapies in psychiatric disorders
Published in Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 2019
Derya Ozsavci, Ozlem Bingol Ozakpinar, Mesut Cetin, Feyza Aricioglu
Plant-based products are becoming progressively mainstream. This is not simply a comment on their popularity, but on the level of scientific research and acceptance by clinical researchers as well as the attention being paid to therapeutic options by specialists. For several years in the past, the quality of studies involving herbal products and other alternative treatment options for psychiatric and other disorders has been criticized. Criticisms have included failing to account for biases and confounders, using non-standardized products and poor research design. However, in the last 5 years, MEDLINE (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed) has indexed several randomized handled trial offers investigating complementary medicines for treating mental disorders, suggesting that the increasing number of option approaches are being examined using what is the future approach of treatment. There are several natural remedies for depression and anxiety such as passion flower, lemon balm, valerian, chamomile, Californian Poppy, oats, hawthorn, wild lettuce wood betony, brahmi, catnip, hops, boldo, vervain, Siberian ginseng, rosemary, peppermint, mullein, Jamaican dog wood, cramp bark, Ginkgo biloba, St Johns wort, lavender oil, scull cap, lime flower (Linden Blossom), mother wort, damiana, gotu kola, etc. In this editorial, some plant species which are commonly found in Turkey and/or Mediterranean region with clinical effectiveness are reviewed [6–9].