A TikTok trend that boasted lettuce and water as a natural sedative might have become part of your wind down routine, but an ...

Following the popularity of the hack, many have turned to a 2017 study to explain the science behind it all. The study found that lactucarium, which is found in lettuce, had a sedative effect on mice.

Extract from lettuce (Lactuva sativa), especially romaine lettuce, contains lactucarium which has been studied in mice and been shown to help induce sleep and relieve pain.

People struggling to sleep have started boiling lettuce in a mug and then drinking the ... The report on the significance of lactucarium was published in 2017 after four years of research was ...

Don't feed rabbits lettuce because it contains a chemical that gets them STONED, pet owners are warned. Iceberg lettuce contains a milky opiate-like chemical called lactucarium ...

The latest TikTok sleep hack is to stew lettuce in hot water and drink the liquid ... Well, certain lettuces, like romaine, naturally contain a phytonutrient called lactucarium, ...

The idea of drinking lettuce tea to help people get to sleep caused a stir in May on TikTok when @shapla_11 steeped a couple of fresh lettuce leaves in ... “It's also known as lactucarium, ...

Unfortunately, there's no conclusive evidence proving that drinking hot lettuce water will help with sleep, Dr. Breus says. In general, we have limited research on the topic: there's one 2017 ...

Rabbits should not be fed lettuce as it makes them high, experts have warned. Salad varieties like iceberg contains lactucarium, known as ‘lettuce opium’, which gives a mild sensation of ...