What are the effects and functions of chicory powder?

Chicory powder is also called chicory and bitter vegetable. Names such as curly endive and coffee grass. Chicory powder tastes a bit bitter and salty. It can clear away heat and detoxify, reduce swelling and promote diuresis. It can be used to improve damp-heat jaundice, nephritis edema, stomach bloating and pain, and poor appetite. What are the effects and functions of chicory powder? Let’s take a look at it next.

1. Introduction of Chicory Powder

Other names of chicory powder: chicory, bitter vegetable, casney, curly chicory, eyesight vegetable, coffee radish, and coffee grass. Chicory powder is slightly bitter, salty and cool in nature. Efficacy: Clears away heat and detoxifies; diuretic and reduces swelling. Indications: jaundice due to damp-heat; edema due to nephritis; distension and pain in the stomach; loss of appetite. Chicory powder is used to treat damp-heat jaundice, nephritis edema, stomach pain, and loss of appetite.

2.What are the effects and functions of chicory powder?

As a food that can be used as both medicine and food, chicory powder has many functions and effects. The functions and effects of chicory powder in life are mainly its edible value, while the functions and effects of chicory powder in medicine are mainly its medicinal value.

What are the effects and functions of chicory powder? In fact, it is very unfamiliar to many people, because chicory powder is mainly cultivated in Chengdu, Sichuan and Guangdong, and it has obvious medicinal value. It can also be used as coffee, salad, strong tea or beverage. It is a plant that can be used as medicine and food. The effects and functions of chicory powder can clear away heat and detoxify, and have a diuretic and swelling-reducing effect.

3. Medicinal ingredients of chicory powder

The traditional Chinese medicine names of chicory powder are chicory powder and chicory powder root. It has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, diuresis and swelling, and stomachic strengthening. In addition, chicory meal can also become roughage or forage. Chicory leaves are tender, juicy and rich in nutrients. The crude protein content is 22.87% in the leaf cluster stage and 14.73% in the initial flowering stage, with an average of 17%. The crude protein yield reaches 250kg/mu. The crude fat content in the initial flowering period is 2.1%, and the crude fiber content is 30.6%. Chicory powder is rich in amino acids, and the content of 9 essential amino acids in the leaf stage is higher than that of alfalfa powder. It is also rich in vitamins, carotene and calcium. Chicory powder has good palatability and high utilization rate. Cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens and rabbits all like to eat it.

The effects and functions of chicory powder have auxiliary therapeutic effects on the treatment of nephritis. The effects and functions of chicory powder are generally suitable for people with healthy and balanced constitution, damp-heat constitution, and yin deficiency constitution. The effects and functions of chicory powder are not suitable for people with qi deficiency and yang deficiency constitution. The side effect of chicory powder is that it is not suitable for people with digestive system diseases such as spleen and stomach deficiency.

4. How to consume chicory powder

Chicory powder is very useful whether it is used for stir-frying, making into salad, or as an ingredient in coffee. It not only has a rich taste, but also has good effects and functions. It is often used by people to stimulate the appetite, reduce swelling, and act as a diuretic. People with liver disease or those who often suffer from edema particularly like to eat chicory powder. In addition, it can also be used to clear away heat and detoxify.

5. How to eat chicory powder - bacon chicory powder salad

Chicory powder ingredients

1 chicory powder, 15 grams of butter, 1 small onion, 1 spoon of celery leaves, 2 spoons of red wine vinegar, 1 spoon of chopped onions, 1 spoon of mustard, 125 grams of bacon, 80 ml of olive oil.

How to make chicory powder

1. Starting from the root of the chicory powder, remove the damaged outermost leaves, wash and drain, tear into pieces and place in a bowl.

2. Peel and chop onion and chop celery. Place onion, celery, shallot and chicory powder in a bowl.

3. Remove the rind from the bacon, cut it into small pieces and brown it in a frying pan.

4. To prepare the hot and sour sauce, place salt, ginger and vinegar in a small bowl, add mustard and olive oil, stir well, pour over the salad and stir again.

5. Top with the hot bacon, being careful not to let in any cooking fat, and stir.