The Wild Indian Plant
The Wild Indian Plant is a Perennial plant. This plant also goes by the name's Indian lettuce, milkweed, and wild lettuce. Because of its analgesic properties, some have even referred to this plant as Opium Weed. This plan has leaves and tender stems with a slight bitter flavor and are used fresh as salad, boiled, steamed or stir-fried, or in soup. [1] The leaves contain about 1.5% protein, 0.4% fat, 2.2% carbohydrate, 0.7% ash. The cooked stem - contains 0.6% protein, 0.1% f