Chicory mean
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The common chicory, also called Cichorium intybus, is a plant within the composite family (Asteraceae). Its range includes Europe, where it is often found along roadsides. Other cultivated forms are chicory, sugarloaf and radicchio.
Chicory is a bristly-haired plant up to 1 m tall with a root up to 30 cm long that contains milky sap. Flowering time is July to September, the flowers are light blue, rarely white.
Phytotherapeutic use is the dried root ( chicory root - Cichorii intybi radix).
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Chicory is a perennial plant that reaches a height of between 30 and 140 cm. It has a deep reaching taproot and upright stems. The base leaves of the plant are 1-7 cm wide and the lower stem leaves are between 8 and 25 cm long.
The flower heads, which can reach a diameter of up to 5 cm, are mostly blue in colour. The plant flowers from June to October.
Cichorium intybus is the parent plant of Cichorii radix the cut and dried roots of the plant.