It grows along roads in wild and stony fields. It is one of the most common herbs we cut to boil before its bud blossoms.
学名： Cichorium intybus
家庭 Asteraceae (or Compositae)
Kythera 名称： Radiki, Pikroradiko
希腊其他地方的名称： Radiki, Radikio(Crete island), Pikralida, Pikromaroulo, Pikra, Padoulia(Limnos island), Pikrokolla, Pikroradiko
系列： It is collected from autumn to spring before its blossoming.
属性 Sour, tonic, stomachic, diuretic, slightly cholagogue and cathartic. Additionally, it has properties against asthma and inflammations. Pharmacological properties are known from ancient years. Chicory leaves tone up ingestion, stimulate appetite and act as dissolvent and they are beneficial for liver, gallbladder and organs.
