Cichorium intybus
by John Henry Clarke — A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica · 1900–1902
Historical reference for practitioners and students. The statements below reflect the named author’s homeopathic teaching and do not establish treatment effectiveness. This text is not medical advice and must not replace appropriate diagnosis or care.
intybus. Chicory. Endive. N. O. Compositæ. 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."