Steinmetz:Cichorium

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Cichorium endivia

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Compositae
English Names
  • Endive
Natural Habitat
  • Europe
  • Egypt
  • Asia Minor
Part(s) Used
  • Folia Cichorii endiviae
Constituent(s)
  • bitter substance
  • lactucopicrin
Action
  • resolvent
  • cooling
  • carminative
  • nutritive (largely used for salads)
  • antibilious; well-known vegetable. Root: diuretic
  • laxative
  • tonic



Cichorium intybus

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Compositae
English Names
  • Chicory
  • Succory
  • Wild Succory
Natural Habitat
  • Central- and Southern Europe (including Great Britain)
  • Northern Asia
  • North Africa
  • South America
  • Australia
  • New Zealand
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Cichorii
  • Radix Cichorii
  • Flores Cichorii intybus
Constituent(s)
  • herb: resin
  • bitter principle; root: essential oil
  • resin
  • tannic acid
  • inulin
  • sugar
  • bitter principle
  • potash salts
  • pectin
Action
  • herb: diuretic
  • stomachic
  • aperient
  • sedative
  • in consumption of the lungs and a well-known vegetable; root: laxative
  • diuretic
  • sudorific
  • depurative
  • stomachic
  • tonic
  • cholagogue
  • febrifuge; used as a substitute for coffee

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