Chicory root contains a large amount of protein, including 8 kinds of essential amino acids that can not be synthesized by the human body, which can promote the synthesis of their own proteins and enhance immunity when used as medicine or eaten as food.
2 Clear heat and reduce fire
Chicory root is a cool medicinal ingredient, has the effect of clearing heat and removing fire, cooling the heat, suitable for people in the hot body to eat, but also suitable for use in the summer, giving people a sense of coolness.
3 diuretic
Chicory root also has a certain diuretic effect, mainly related to its mucin and potassium ion content is too high, after the intake of the metabolic function of the kidneys can be enhanced to regulate the osmotic pressure of the blood, can realize the diuretic effect.
4 Hemostasis
Chicory root is also a relatively common traumatic injury medicine in traditional Chinese medicine, there is a hemostatic, astringent effect of the wound, mainly chicory root contains a non-specific abiding phytohaemagglutinin, which can enhance the coagulation function of platelets to stop bleeding in time, and there is a certain degree of astringency.