Scientific Name
Cichorium intybus L
Synonyms
Family
Asteraceae
Local Name
Kasni
Habit Habitat
A perennial, sub erect to spreading herb, common at open places and roadsides in sub-tropical, temperate and sub-alpine zones.
Taxonomic Features
Stem angled and grooved. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, the basal leaves pinnately lobed, the upper entire bract-like clasping, toothed. Inflorescence composed of many capitula which are axillary and terminal, solitary or clustered. Flower blue purple, 2-4 cm across, with spreading ray-florets. Fruit an achene, without pappus.
Flowering Fruiting
June-October
Harvesting Time
July- October
Medicinal Value
Useful in jaundice, hepatitis, anemia and enlargement of liver. Leaves rich in iron, calcium and copper useful as a blood tonic. The leaves are used as vegetable, also used for treatment of gallstones, rheumatism and gout. Locally it is used in fever, jaundice, also as a vegetable and digestive tonic, increases flow of bile and has diuretic properties, eliminates uric acid from body.
Parts Used
Whole plant
Future Prospective
Collection, Drying, Packing, Herbal Pharmacy.
Plant Images
Cichorium intybus L