Cichorium
Clarke, A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica, 1900, Vol. I, p. 511
Cichorium intybus. Chicory. Endive. N. O, Compositae. Tincture or trituration of dried root.
Clinical
Amblyopia. Constipation. Headache.
Characteristics
Chicory is the well-known salad, the root of which is used for mixing with coffee. It has been proved, and the following symptoms have been observed : General heaviness. Headache. Weight at stomach and great indisposition to bodily and mental exertion. Want of energy. Bowels relaxed. When taken in infusion like coffee, it acts as a gentle aperient. A chicory-roaster observed that he "could not read at night, not from any external irritation of the eyes, but from a feeling of deadness in them."