Chicory

At a glance

Origin / distribution: German, Iraq, Poland, USSR, US, Italian, Swedish, Portuguese

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Aperient, Cancer, Cholagogue, Coffee

Science studied: ARGININE, ASCORBIC-ACID, BETAINE, CALCIUM

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Asteraceae

Scientific name: Cichorium intybus

Common names: Chicory, Witloof, Succory, Achicoria, Achicoria (ES), Achicoria de bruselas, Achikória, Adi kasnı, Almeirão, Almindelig Cikorie, Amara cikorio, Barbe de capucin, Belgium Endive, Belgium endive, Beyaz hindiba, Blowball, Blue Sailors, Blød Storkenæb, Bresa, Brunnäva

POWO: 194533-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in German, Iraq, Poland, USSR, US, Italian, Swedish, Elsewhere and 12 additional places.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Aperient
• Cancer
• Cholagogue
• Coffee
• Tuberculosis
• Depurative
• Diuretic
• Fever

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• German
• Iraq
• Poland
• USSR
• US
• Italian
• Swedish
• Elsewhere
• Portuguese
• UK
• France
• Spanish

Documented cultural uses

• Aperient
• Cancer
• Cholagogue
• Coffee
• Tuberculosis
• Depurative
• Diuretic
• Fever
• Inflammation
• Laxative
• Lung
• Refrigerant

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Aperient · German · "
• Aperient · Iraq · "
• Cancer · Poland · "
• Cholagogue · Iraq · "
• Cholagogue · USSR · "
• Coffee · Iraq · "
• Coffee · US · "
• Tuberculosis · Italian · "
• Tuberculosis · Iraq · "
• Depurative · Swedish · "
• Depurative · Iraq · "
• Depurative · Elsewhere · "
• Diuretic · US · "
• Diuretic · Iraq · "
• Diuretic · Elsewhere · "
• Fever · Portuguese · "
• Fever · Iraq · "
• Inflammation · UK · "
• Laxative · France · "
• Lung · Spanish · "
• Refrigerant · Venezuela · "
• Sclerosis(Spleen) · Germany · "
• Sedative · French · "
• Stomachic · Dutch · "

16 additional documented entries remain in the source record.

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Meta-analysis of dietary chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) modulation of the growth performance of broiler chickens. · 2026 source ↗
• Microwave-assisted eco-friendly synthesis of carbon quantum dots derived Cichorium intybus for fluorometric detection of cefdinir. · 2026 source ↗
• Insights into plant-part-specific N<sub>2</sub>O production in roots and shoots of chicory (Cichorium intybus) using stable isotope labelling. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ARGININE
• ASCORBIC-ACID
• BETAINE
• CALCIUM
• CELLULOSE
• CICHORIIN
• 11(S),13-DIHYDRO-8-DEOXYLACTUCIN
• 11(S),13-DIHYDROLACTUCIN
• 11(S),13-DIHYDROLACTUCOPICRIN
• FAT
• HARMAN
• HISTIDINE
• IRON
• ISOLEUCINE
• LACTUCIN
• LACTUCIN-P-OXYPHENYLACETICACID-ESTER

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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