Bitter chrysanthemum is distributed in southern Europe as well as Nanjing, China and other places. It is a genus of chicory in the family of Asteraceae, and its scientific name is Cichoriu chicory. Sex like cool climate, early summer pumping flower stems, can be eaten raw and cold, antibacterial, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, eyesight and other effects. Young leaves are edible. Every 100g of young leaves contains 95.1g of water, 1.2g of protein, 77mg of calcium, vitamins and other nutrients. It is suitable for raw food, boiled food or soup. Chicory leaves are lanceolate. Heads, about 20 small flowers, corolla lavender, pistil stigma bifurcate light blue, stamens 5, linked into a tube, anthers light blue. Seeds short columnar, gray-white, thousand grains weight 1.6 g. Seed germination power can be maintained for 10 years, the production of more than the use of preserved 1-3 years of seed sowing.

Bitter chrysanthemum is a kind of chrysanthemum, also known as bitter vegetable, dog's tooth lettuce, has antibacterial, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, eyesight and other effects. Bitter chrysanthemum has a slightly bitter taste and turquoise color, which can be fried or mixed with cold, and is a gourmet delicacy for clearing heat and removing fire. It is widely acclaimed for its slightly bitter taste in sweetness and its effectiveness in clearing heat and relieving heatstroke. Bitter cabbage contains dandelion sterol, choline and other components of staphylococcus aureus drug-resistant strains, hemolytic streptococcus has a strong bactericidal effect on S. pneumoniae, meningococcus, diphtheria bacillus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, dysentery bacillus and so on also have a certain killing effect, so jaundiced hepatitis, pharyngitis, bacterial dysentery, colds and fevers, and chronic bronchitis, tonsillitis and so on have a certain therapeutic effect.

Bittercress head-like inflorescence, about 20 small flowers, corolla lavender, pistil stigma bifurcate light blue, stamens 5, linked into a tube, anthers light blue. Seeds short columnar, gray-white, 1,000 grains weight 1.6 g. Seed germination power can be maintained for 10 years, the production of more than the use of saved 1-3 years of seed sowing. It is the whole grass of the dicotyledonous plant medicine Asteraceae rabbit chicory, bitter flavor, flat, non-toxic, into the liver, lung two meridians, has the efficacy of clearing away heat and detoxification, the main treatment for jaundice, boils, carbuncles and swellings. Alias wild chicory (Qianjin - food treatment), hank chicory (Jiayou Ben Cao), rabbit chicory (Guangzhou Botanical Records).

The Chinese medicine believes that the bitter chicory vegetable cold, bitter taste, non-toxic, anti-inflammatory and detoxification effect, applicable to appendicitis, enteritis, cervicitis, mastitis, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, acute jaundice hepatitis, bacterial dysentery and other diseases. It can prevent and control cancer, benefit the gallbladder and liver, anti-gastric ulcer; externally, it can treat boils, favor wound healing and reduce pain. Its is effective for liver disease. Due to the high iron content in endive, it can prevent anemia and promote children's growth and development. Eating endive helps to promote the synthesis of antibodies in the human body and enhance the body's immunity Long-term consumption of endive can improve human immunity, prevent diseases, and promote brain function.