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rix_scaedu March 13 2013, 02:33:34 UTC
Laudanum's a soporific isn't it? I also know that it's found in lettuce in sufficient quantities to bother rabbits and gunines pigs.

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aldersprig March 13 2013, 12:27:01 UTC
Yep. Sleepy boy.

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thnidu March 14 2013, 05:59:31 UTC
I knew what it was for. I thought it was an opiate.
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It is an opiate-- actually, it's opium. WP:Laudanum (pron.: /ˈlɔːdᵊnəm/), also known as tincture of opium, is an alcoholic herbal preparation containing approximately 10% powdered opium by weight (the equivalent of 1% morphine).
AFAICT, lettuce has nothing to do with it. Our guinea pigs -- we had just over a dozen, over the years -- loved lettuce as a snack. I called one of them our lechuguera: "She's not a pet, she's a celeried employee."
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Oh, now I see!

From Galen's Garden - Dried Vegetables: Lettuce for rabbits and guinea pigsLaudanum in lettuce - fact or fiction?Ah!, the much maligned lettuce!  Lettuce has had a bad reputation amongst rabbit keepers for this and a number of reasons not actually related to the nutrient levels it contains ( ... )

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