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Common chicory - root - 50g

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Product characteristics

Contents: root

Country of origin: EU

ClassificationCichorium intybus

Weight: 50g

Preparation proposal:

Place one teaspoon of the root into 250ml of water, boil shortly, let stand for 10 minutes

Availability: average quantity
Dispatched within: 24 hours

Description

CHICORY - root - 50g

 

 

 

Plant description

A biennial whose native area of distribution is a significant part of Europe, Asia, Algeria and Tunisia in North Africa. However, it has spread widely and now occurs on all continents except Antarctica. It is also grown in Asia, Europe, Australasia, Africa and North America. 

It reaches a height of 30-120 cm, has a fairly thin at the base of the roughly hairy stems, resistant to rupture due to the content of strong fibers. It has rare leaves and blue (sometimes pink) flowers and pile root, little branched, thick, meaty, brown and bitter in taste.

     
 

Properties

- contains inulin - a natural probiotic - is a nutrient medium for the intestinal microflora, and thus affects the proper functioning of the whole body

- has a diuretic effect, cleansing, releasing the body from toxins and unnecessary waste products.

- due to the content of lactucine and lactucopyrin, it has choleretic effect, stimulating the liver to secrete bile

- also stimulates the stomach to produce gastric juice, affecting the proper digestion

- increases milk secretion in nursing mothers

- helpful in the treatment of insomnia

- dried, ground and roasted chicory roots are used as an important ingredient in cereal coffee - the inulin contained in it after roasting in the aroma resembles coffee

 

 

 

 

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