Xinjiang Gap Base Chicory Herbs

Radix Cichoril is the root of Cichorium intybus L. (family Compositae), which was initially listed in Zhong Guo Min Zu Yao Zhi.It' s slightly bitter in flavour, cool in property with the function of clearing away heat, strengthening the stomach. The pharmacological research showed that the root of chicory can improve these functions of digestive organ and cardiac.It also can improve hepatoprotective effect, lipid-depressing effect, anti-Hyperglyce-mic effect and antibacterial effect.Chicory is produced in Europe and Asia. In Europe, chicory is used as vegetable, substitute of coffee and medicinal herb against liver damage. The seed of chicory is used as emmenagogue in India.Chinese use herb of chicory to protect liver and strengthen the stomach in Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang.Chicory is mainly distributed in the northwest and northeast regions. At present,it is widely cultivated in North China and ShanDong province. The aerial part of chicory which can deal with jaundice due to damp-heat pathogen, stomachache, dropsy, oliguresis and so on has been used in Xinjiang regions.A lot of articles showed that chicory mainly contains coumarins and sesquiterpenes in the aerial part of it and triterpenes, sesquiterpenes and saccharides in the root of it. Utilizing the resources of chicory, we study on the quality standards for aerial...