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

A compound called Lactucarium found in lettuce is believed to have sedative effects. However, experts say concentrations of lactucarium in lettuce water are too low to have any real effect.

Lactucarium may deliver similar effects as opium — but with fewer side effects. In fact, wild lettuce is often referred to as “opium lettuce” due to its purported pain-relieving qualities.

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.

What the Research Says. Lettuce may have hypnotic sleep-inducing effects. It contains a fluid called lactucarium, which can make you feel sleepy.. You can actually see this milk substance if you ...

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Lactucarium has a mild opiate-like effect even on humans, but when rabbits consume it the effect can be seriously dangerous. Carrots should also not be fed to rabbits too often, ...

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 ...

Lactucarium also has a mild painkilling effect in humans but it would need to be consumed in large doses. Related stories. BUG BUNNY Fear for UK rabbit owners as disease that kills pets in HOURS ...

GIVING rabbits lettuce to eat is like feeding them drugs, pet experts have warned. Some varieties, especially iceberg, contain lactucarium, a chemical known as “rabbit opium”, which gets them ...