Family: Asteraceae
Is “galaktitis” Byzantine, the “lactide” of the Middle Ages, the spurge or agalatsida of Crete today.
Paretymologika associated with milk and often eaten by nursing mothers, believing that the in assisting breastfeeding.
The taste is sweetish.
Eaten raw and leaves the mouth with a pleasant taste of fresh milk. It has diuretic properties and can be used as an appetizer.