Lettuce comes from Egypt , where it was first cultivated now more than 3000 years and then be taken over by the Greeks and Romans and spread throughout Europe . Currently, there are countless varieties of lettuce from the European 
trivial at the crinkled leaves , coming in at the foot of the Caucasus or Chinese lettuce , leaves something soft and thick .
In our country , lettuce is grown over a thousand years , being one of the few foods bitter taste traditional Romanian cuisine . If Western and Far Eastern culinary traditions meet other herbs such as chicory and artichokes , which have this taste in our salad is only bitter elixir detoxifying effects , widely consumed . And substances slightly bitter taste lettuce leaves truly miraculous properties , especially when consumed in large quantities. It stimulates 
digestion and metabolism, drains and tones the liver, enhances bowel , removes atonia ( " laziness " ) internal 
organs , cleanses blood vessels and regulates the activity of certain glands. The monastic medicine , along with pumpkin seeds , salad was a great purifier remedy being used to treat a wide range of diseases , from the simple to the dreaded syphilis or cancer colitis . Here further therapeutic recommendations for lettuce :
Fatness , obesity - consume lettuce, so before dinner , and during her with other dishes . If you manage to consume 
500 grams of salad a day after a week you will notice a significant drop in weight. The Reason? Accelerating the 
process of elimination, reduction of food rich in calories consumed and , not least , a spontaneous regulation of 
appetite.