Chicory is a medicinal plant. Its leaves can be used to make lettuce, and its roots contain inulin and aromatic substances that can be used to make coffee substitutes, which can boost the activity of the body's digestive organs. The plant's above-ground parts and roots can be used for medicine, and it prefers to grow in sunny fields and mountain slopes. Chicory is generally found in Beijing, Heilongjiang, Liaoning, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Xinjiang and Jiangxi. It is widely planted in Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and is born in coastal wastelands, riversides, gullies, or mountain slopes.
Properties of Chicory
Chicory is a perennial herb of the genus Chicory in the family Asteraceae. It has fleshy, short and thick roots and alternate, long and lanceolate leaves. It prefers warm and humid climate and is resistant to cold. Its leaves are dark green at -8 to 10 degrees Celsius, with hot summers, adequate water and fertilizer, and strong regenerative capacity.
What does chicory look like
Chicory is a perennial herb, 40-100 centimeters high. Its stem is erect and solitary, with spreading or very spreading branches. The stem and branches are green and angular, and its basal leaves are rosulate, 15-34 centimeters long and 2-4 centimeters wide. The base is narrow, with a winged stalk, 3-6 pairs of lateral lobes, and few cauline leaves.
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Chicory has many heads, solitary or several clustered at the tips of stems and at the ends of branches. The involucral bracts are cylindrical, 8-12 mm long, with 2 layers of involucral bracts. The outer layer is lanceolate, green in the upper part, herbaceous, with a long ciliate margin, and the corolla is ligulate and bluish in color.
Chicory Role and Value
Chicory can be used as wild garden material or as a sparse forest mixed plant. Its Chinese names are chrysanthemum and chrysanthemum root respectively. It has the effects of clearing heat and removing toxins, inducing diuresis and swelling, and strengthening the stomach. It is mainly used for treating damp-heat jaundice, nephritis and edema, and loss of appetite.