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Cichorium intybus, commonly known as chicory, is well known as a coffee substitute but is also widely used medicinally to treat various ailments ranging from wounds to diabetes. Historically, chicory was grown by the ancient Egyptians as a medicinal plant, coffee substitute, and vegetable crop and was occasionally used for animal forage. C. intybus is grown for the production of inulin on an industrial scale. Chicoric acid has been identified as the major compound in methanolic extracts of chicory.
The flowers of chicory contain saccharides, sesquiterpene lactones, cichorine and other caffeic acid derivatives, flavonoids, coumarins, essential oil, and anthocyanins contributing to the blue colour of the perianth.
Over 100 individual compounds have been isolated and identified from this plant, the majority of which are from the roots
Traditional use of chicory roots includes the relief of symptoms related to mild digestive disorders (such as feeling of abdominal fullness, flatulence, and slow digestion) and temporary loss of appetite.
The plant possessesses several activities e.g. antimicrobial, anthelmintic, hepatoprotective, antidiabetic, gastroprotective, anti-inflammatory, cardiovascular, antioxidant, hypolipidemic, antimalarial, analgesic, anticancer, reproductive and others (Street et al., 2013; Al-Snafi, 2016a).
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