Juan camilo rueda
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Lettuce originated in ancient Egypt where it was depicted in temple carvings and considered an aphrodisiac food. Ancient Greek physicians believed lettuce could induce sleep. It was cultivated by Romans and spread to France and the New World by Christopher Columbus. Lettuce is now widely produced around the world, originally domesticated in Egypt but major producers include China, United States, Chile, Japan, India, Spain, and Italy. Taxonomically, lettuce belongs to the plant kingdom, asterales order, asteraceae family, and its scientific name is Lactuca sativa.
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- 1. Juan Camilo Rueda-Juan José Mora.Scienceproject. 2009-2010
- 2. History of thelettuceHistoryThe earliest depiction of lettuce is in the carvings at the temple of Senusret at Karnak, where he offers milk to the god Min, to whom the lettuce was sacred. Lettuce was considered an aphrodisiac food in Ancient Egypt, and appears as such in The Contendinas of Horus and Seth. Later, Ancient Greek physicians believed lettuce could act as a sleep-inducing agent. The Romans cultivated it, and it eventually made its way to the Papal Court at Avignon, France. Christopher Columbus introduced lettuce to the New World.Geographicdistribution.Thelettucewasfirstproduced in Egypt. But in now times manycountries produce itlike China, UnitedStates, Chile, Japan, India, Spain, Italy and others