chicory
Cichorium intybus, blue sailor’s succory, hendibeh, succory, wild chicory, wild succory
Common trade names
Chicory
Available forms
Available as fresh and dried leaves, stems, and roots as well as dry root stock.
Uses
Used as a sedative, mild diuretic, laxative, and digestive agent to manage indigestion or dyspepsia. Also used as a salad green.
Used in the past to treat cardiac arrhythmias. Being studied for effects in preventing colon cancer.
Adverse reactions
CNS: sedation.
CV: lower heart rate.
Respiratory: asthma.
Skin: contact dermatitis.
Other: allergic toxic reaction.
Interactions
None reported; however, herb has cardioactive effects and may interact with drugs affecting heart rate, heart rhythm, or blood pressure.
Cautions
Patients sensitive to chicory and pregnant patients should avoid
use.
Patients sensitive to ragweed, chrysanthemums, marigolds, or daisies should use cautiously.
Excerpted from comprehensive monographs in Nursing Herbal Medicine Handbook, 3rd Edition.
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