Cichorium intybus
The chicory in botanically called as Cichorium intybus and belongs to the composite family. It is close related to endive and is sometimes called French endive.
It is very rich source of vitamins A, B, C and G. It also contains minerals.
Its drinks as coffee are stimulant and invigorating. It increases stamina and vigor, vitality and strength.
Chicory has fallen on hard times. It’s another roadside herb these days at best a coffee flavoring.
But for thousands of years, these plants have been cultivated and almost all the great sages of Western medicine have used them in one remedy or another.
It was both a humble home remedy and a drug of choice for royalty.
Queen Elizabeth 1 of England took chicory broth. But chicory may be taking its revenge.
According to Pliny (AD) 23-79), chicory juice was mixed with rose oil and vinegar as a remedy for headache.
Currently, its main application is as a mild bitter tonic for liver and digestive tract as a mild laxative and for cleansing the urinary tract.
One of the commissions in German recognized the herbs efficacy in the following areas
Loss of appetite
Dyspeptic complaints
Liver and gallbladder complaints
Wherever deep fried of fatty meals are consumed, a cup or two of chicory root beer is recommended.
A cup of cold root brew is given for settling an upset stomach or correcting acid indigestion and heartburn.
In culinary chicory’s flavor is strong and green and similar to dandelion. The leaves are used fresh or cooked like spinach, and the root is used in hot beverages, particularly coffee.
Cichorium intybus
The chicory in botanically called as Cichorium intybus and belongs to the composite family. It is close related to endive and is sometimes called French endive.
It is very rich source of vitamins A, B, C and G. It also contains minerals.
Its drinks as coffee are stimulant and invigorating. It increases stamina and vigor, vitality and strength.
Chicory has fallen on hard times. It’s another roadside herb these days at best a coffee flavoring.
But for thousands of years, these plants have been cultivated and almost all the great sages of Western medicine have used them in one remedy or another.
It was both a humble home remedy and a drug of choice for royalty.
Queen Elizabeth 1 of England took chicory broth. But chicory may be taking its revenge.
According to Pliny (AD) 23-79), chicory juice was mixed with rose oil and vinegar as a remedy for headache.
Currently, its main application is as a mild bitter tonic for liver and digestive tract as a mild laxative and for cleansing the urinary tract.
One of the commissions in German recognized the herbs efficacy in the following areas
Loss of appetite
Dyspeptic complaints
Liver and gallbladder complaints
Wherever deep fried of fatty meals are consumed, a cup or two of chicory root beer is recommended.
A cup of cold root brew is given for settling an upset stomach or correcting acid indigestion and heartburn.
In culinary chicory’s flavor is strong and green and similar to dandelion. The leaves are used fresh or cooked like spinach, and the root is used in hot beverages, particularly coffee.
Cichorium intybus
