Chicory root is the main treatment for loss of appetite, clearing heat and removing toxins, nephritis and edema, and is also the nemesis of gout. So, where to buy endive root? Chicory root tea where to buy?

Chinese medicine stores are sold, and some local food markets can also be bought.

Chicory root, the name of Chinese medicine. For the Asteraceae plant chicory Ixeris chinensis (Thunb.) Nakai subsp. versicolor (Fisch. ex Link) Kitam. [Lactuca versicolor (Fisch.) Sch.-Bip.] root. It is distributed in the northeast and south of China. It has the effect of clearing away heat and removing vapor. Commonly used in bone vapor, red and white dysentery.

Taobao store, or other online supermarkets to buy

Effects and functions of Chicory Root

"Compendium": "Treatment of hemorrhagic drenching, facilitate urination."

Usage and dosage of Bitter Succory Root

Internal use: decoction, 1 to 1.5 taels (fresh).

Clinical application of bitter beet root

1, clinically often with red vine, Coix seed, peach kernel, Dampi, rhubarb, etc., used to treat intestinal carbuncle (acute appendicitis); and with fritillaries, Platycodon grandiflorum, Coix seed, donggua zi, rehmannia and so on, used to treat lung carbuncle (lung pus ulcers);

2, with silver flowers, forsythia, and so on. Compound with silver flower, forsythia, etc., used to treat canker sores and swollen poisons, and at the same time, use the fresh grass of the product to pound and apply externally.

3, with saffron, hawthorn and other medicines, the treatment of postpartum blood stasis, abdominal pain and other symptoms.

4, with fritillary, platycodon, coix seed, dongguazi, rehmannia, etc., used to treat carbuncle (lung abscess);

5, with dandelion, honeysuckle, used to treat acute conjunctivitis, conjunctival congestion, swelling and pain; with inoculation, gardenia, etc., used to treat acute jaundice hepatitis.

The practical value of endive root

The stem and leaves of endive are tender and juicy, and the water content of young stem and leaves is as high as 90%, without thorns, hairless, slightly bitter flavor, which is a kind of good green fodder. Pigs, geese are the most favorite food; rabbits, ducks like to eat; goats, sheep happy to eat; horses, cattle a small amount of food.

According to the test, before the flowering period, chopped raw or boiled feeding, daily feeding rabbits with 650g of bitter Lu Cai, its feeding rate of up to 77%, chopped feeding chickens, ducks also have good results. According to the Qinghai Province Tiebuga grassland station survey, bitter bitter vegetable hay is a good forage for horses, cows, sheep, and its palatability can be set as a happy food level.

Its chemical composition is shown in Table 88-2. Bitter chicory contains more vitamin C, 100g of fresh grass, leaves containing vitamin C11 a 68.2mg, stems containing vitamin C11mg, containing carotene 14.5mg. fall, vitamin C, carotene content is higher than the spring and summer. The energy value of chicory can be assessed as medium. Analytical data from the fruiting phase show that its total energy, digestible energy for pigs, cattle and sheep, metabolizable energy, various net energies and digestible protein content are medium (88-3). It is not inferior to the same genus endive (S. brachyotus).

The stems of endive are lush and leafy, with a large amount of foliage, all of which is densely clumped before the stems are drawn. Until the flowering period, its stems and branches are still relatively fragile, can also be used for feeding. (Stem-leaf ratio is 1:1.55.) In the fruiting period, the stems and branches tend to age gradually, and the feeding value decreases. Under wild conditions, the grass is dominated by chicory. Fresh grass yield generally up to 30000 a 45000kg/ha; single plant weight of 150 a 250g. In cultivation conditions, fresh grass yield up to 37,500-60,000kg/ha, k's up to 75,000kg/ha. fodder base. Bitter chicory stems and leaves are brittle, intolerant of trampling by livestock and poultry, poor heat resistance, to mow and utilize as well. Especially before the flowering period is suitable for utilization. In addition to green feeding, can also be made into green hay, made of grass powder; can also be utilized for silage.

Green grass to feed pigs, geese, rabbits, goats, ducks is good; thousand grass to horses, cattle, sheep and other utilization is most appropriate. In addition, young stems and leaves can be used as vegetables to eat, have the effect of lowering blood pressure, can also be composted green manure. Combined with the farmland miscellaneous, can be collected and used as feed or composted green manure.