Chicory is a perennial herb with a very short, thick and fat fleshy root system. This plant can grow to a height of about 40-100cm with a straight stem and branches that are green in color. It is suitable for growing in sunny places and is very drought-resistant.

Chicory can be eaten, chicory is a dual-use plant, the leaves can be prepared lettuce, the root contains inulin and aromatic substances, can be extracted from the preparation of coffee substitute, to promote the activities of the human digestive organs. The above-ground part of the plant and the root can be used for medicinal purposes, the Chinese medicine name is chicory, chicory root, with heat detoxification, diuretic swelling, stomach and other effects. The plant is cold-resistant, drought-resistant, and prefers to be born in sunny fields and slopes. China and other countries are distributed.

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Chicory is a kind of Uyghur commonly used medicinal herbs, for the bitter and salty nature of the cool, with clearing the liver and gallbladder, stomach, food, diuretic swelling, often used for damp-heat and jaundice, stomach pains and food, oedema and urinary diseases,

Modern pharmacological studies have shown that: chicory's active ingredient is able to excite the Central nervous system and enhance the activity of the heart, the decoction has antibacterial astringent effect, the root can improve appetite, improve digestion, high concentration of chicory infusion can enhance gastric acid secretion, the active ingredient is likely to be a sesquiterpene substance, the specific can be in the Chinese medicine doctor's guidance.

Source of reference; Baidu Encyclopedia) Chicory