Natural Treatments for Common Illnesses

Chicory (Chicorium intybus)
Therapeutic indications: The chicory is recommended in bladder dyschinesia, hepatitis, hepatic and splenic congestions (by its fat cleansing effect), stomach diseases (gastric and intestinal atony, digestive, chronic constipation, stomach cramps), in case of intestinal worms, renal affections (lithiasis and dyschinesia) and sugar diabetes. It fights the degenerative rheumatism, gout and arthritis. The […]

 
Chicory (Chicorium intybus)
 
 
The chicory is a easy adaptable herb, being encountered in almost every area: plains, pastures, road and railroad sides, forest glades, needing light and humidity, preferring fertile light soils, rich in humus with neutral reaction.

For medicinal purposes use the aerial parts, harvested in July – August, during the early blossoming of the […]