Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Chicory

Plant

English

Chicory, Common chicory, Belgium endive, Blue daisy, Blue dandelion, Blue sailors, Blue weed, Bunk, Chickory, Chicory, Chicory root, Coffee chicory, Coffeeweed, Cornflower, Hendibeh, Horseweed, Radicchio, Ragged sailors, Succory, Wild bachelor's buttons, Wild chicory, Wild endive, Wild succory, Witloof

Latin

Cichorium intybus Linne

Plantparts

Aerial part, Flower, foliage, Plant, Root, Unspecified, Whole plant

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Abdominal bloating, Abdominal trouble, Affections of the liver, Aids digestion, anaemia, Anemia, anorexia, Anorexy, Anthelmintic, Anthelmintics, Anti-anemic, Anti-eczemic, Anti-gout, Anti-helminthic, Antihelminthics, antihelmintic, Anti-hemorrhoidal, Anti-Oxidant, aperient, aphrodisiac, Appendicitis, Appetite stimulant, Appetizer, Appetizing, Asthenia of kidney, Asthenia of liver, bad digestion, benificial effect on the digestion, biliary disorders, Bilious affection, Biliousness, bloating, blood building, blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood formation, Bloodforming, Blood-purifier, BloodSugar Reducer, cardiac conditions, Cardiac diseases, cardiac problems, Cardiac troubles, Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular disease, Cardiovascular diseases, Carminative, Carminativum, catharic, Cathartic, Cephalagia, Cephalalgia, cholagogic, Cholagogue, Cholelithiasis, Choleliths, Choleretic, Cleanses the blood, cleanses the kidneys, cleansing the liver, cleansing the skin, Clears gas, complaints of the stomach, consumption, cordial, Cutaneous Eruptions, depurant, Depurative, Digestive, digestive disturbance, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, digestive upset, Digestive weakness, Disdorders of the bile, disease of the gall, disease of the liver, disease of the spleen, disease of the stomach, disorder of the heart, disorder of the kidneys, disorders of the liver, dispel worms, dispepsia, diuretic, dyspepsia, eczema, energizer of gastric secretion, Epityphlitis, eruption, Eupeptic, excema, Expellant of bile, expel worms, Fart, Flatulence, flatulency, flatus, fullness, Gall complaints, Gallstone, Gallstones, Gas, Gastric catarrh, gastric disorders, Gastric Disturbances, Gastritis, Gastropathy, Good for digestion, good for the kidneys, good for the stomach, Gout, haematopoiesis, haemorrhoids, headache, Headaches, head pains, Health anxiety, Health phobia, heart complaints, heart conditions, heart disease, Heart diseases, heart disorder, heart disorders, heart problems, heart trouble, helmint, hematopoiesis, Hemorrhoid, hemorrhoids, hepatic disease, Hepatic disorders, hepatic problems, Herbal tonic, High blood sugar, Hyperglycaemia, Hyperglycemia, Hyperglycæmia, hypochondria, Hypochondriasis, Icterus, improves appetite, improves digestion, inappetence, Increases sexual desire, Increases the appetite, increase the bile secretion, Increase the excretion of uric acid in the urine, indigestion, Intestinal affections, intestinal complaints, intestinal diseases, intestinal disorders, intestinal gas, intestinal problem, intestinal problems, jaundice, Kidney Ailments, kidney complaints, kidney disease, kidney diseases, kidney disorders, kidney problem, kidney problems, Kidney stone, Kidney stone disease, Kidney Stones, Kidney tonic, Kidney treatment, kidney trouble, lack of appetite, laxative, Liver ailments, liver complaints, liver detoxifier, Liver diseases, Liver disorders, Liverishness, liver problems, Loss of appetite, loss of blood, Love drug, lowering the blood sugar, Melancholia, melancholy, Mental fatigue, movements of the bowel, Nephrolith, Nephropathy, Nervous exhaustion, Nervous fatigue, Nourishing, Nutrious, Nutritious, Nutritive, Pick-me-up, Piles, podagra, Poor appetite, Poor digestion, Promotes digestion, promoting metabolism, Psychostimulants, Purgative, Purifies the liver, purify blood, Purify skin, purify the blood, Rash, Rashes, renal calculus, Renal disease, Renal disorders, renal problems, Renal stones, Restores the blood, Rheumatic arthralgia, Rheumatism, Skin cleansing, skin eruption, Skin Eruptions, skin impurities, skin rashes, soothes headaches, spleen complaints, spleen diseases, spleen disorders, Spleen Problems, Spleen tonic, splenopathy, Spring-cleaning, spring course, spring fatigue, stimulant, Stimulants, Stimulant to increase appetite, stimulates digestion, Stimulates the flow of bile, Stimulates the gallbladder, stimulate the appetite, stimulating, Stomach aliment, stomach atony, stomach complaints, stomach debility, Stomach disease, stomach disorders, Stomachic, stomach lassitude, stomach problems, stomach tonic, stomach trouble, Stone in the gallbladder, Stones in kidney, to cleanse the blood, Tonic, treatment for worms, Uricosuric, Urolithiasis, Used as a stimulant, Used in the treatment of anaemia, Used in the treatment of anemia, Used in the treatment of liver disorders, Vermicide, vermifugal, Vermifuge, verruca, Warming digestive, Wart, warts, weak stomach, wind, worm, worms

Homoeopathically uses

Anaemia, Anemia, Anti-anemic, appetite stimulant, Blood building, Blood formation, Bloodforming, flatulence, Gall stone, gout, Haematopoiesis, Hematopoiesis, homoeopathically use, Homoeopathically uses, loss of appetite, Loss of blood, Restores the blood, stomach pains, wind

Foods

coffee substitute, salad, Substitute for coffee, used as a coffee additive

Other uses

Used in Bachs Flower Remedies

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Religion, Magic & Witchcraft

Magic, magic power, magic use, Witchcraft, Witchery

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in Bulgaria, Phytomedical used in Showbak, Jordan, Phytomedical use in Brazil

Ingredients

 1-Hexacosanol, 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid, Acetophenone, Aesculetin, Aesculin, Alpha-Amyrin, Alpha-lactucerol, Alpha-Linolenic acid, aluminium, Anthocyanin, Apigenin, arginine, ascorbic acid, ash, Astragalin, Bitter Components, Boron, caffeic acid, caffeic acid compounds, Calcium, Carbohydrates, Catechol, catechol tannine, cellulose, Chlorogenic acid, choline, Cichoric acid, cichoriin, citric acid, Copper, coumarin, essential oil, fat, fat oil, Ferulic acid, Fibres, fructose, glucose, Histidine, hyperoside, inositol, inulin, iron, Isochlorogenic acid, Isoleucine, Kaempferol, lactucin, Lactucopicrin, lactupicrin, Leucine, linoleic acid, Lysine, magnesium, malic acid, mannitol, Mannose, Methionine, mineral salt, Monounsaturated fatty acids, Myristic acid, Natural rubber, Neochlorogenic acid, Niacin, Oleic acid, Palmitic acid, Palmitoleic acid, pectin, Pentosan, Phenylalanine, phosphorus, Polyphenol, Polyunsaturated fat, potassium, potassium nitrate, protein, Quercetin, quercitrin, resin, rutin, salicylate, Saturated fatty acids, Scopoletin, silicon, Silicon dioxide, Silver, sinapinic acid, sodium, starch, Stearic acid, Sucrose, sugar, sugars, Sulfur, Tannic acid, tannin, Tanning agents, taraxasterol, tartaric acid, Threonine, Titanium, Trimethylglycine, Tryptophan, Umbelliferone, Valine, Vanillic acid, Vitamin A, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, water, zinc, Β-amyrin, Β-Carotene, Β-Lactucerol

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0080

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