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Laitue sauvage, ou Lactuca virosa<\/em>La salade d'opium est une plante r\u00e9put\u00e9e pour ses vertus analg\u00e9siques et s\u00e9datives, parfois appel\u00e9e \"laitue d'opium\". Originaire de certaines r\u00e9gions d'Am\u00e9rique du Nord et apparent\u00e9e \u00e0 la laitue commune, elle a \u00e9t\u00e9 utilis\u00e9e pour des troubles tels que l'insomnie et l'agitation. 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