288 POWDERED VEGETABLE DRUGS 



59. (Fig. 70.) CICHORIUM. Chicory. Succory. 



Roasted, coarsely powdered. 



Cichorie, G. Chicoree sauvage, Fr. 



The roots of Cichorium Intybus L., Compositse. 



Roasted -Very dark brown. 



Unroasted Light brown. 



Roasted -Aromatic, characteristic. 



Unroasted Nearly odorless, recalling taraxacum. 



RoastedSweetish, bitterish, astringent. 



Unroasted Bitter. 



Parenchyma with inulin; tracheids; cork tissue; lacticiferous ducts. 

 Woody tissue more abundant in the wild growing chicory. Roots 

 of the cultivated plant fleshy; the parenchyma predominating. 



Used as an adulterant of coffee or added intentionally to modify 

 the flavor. 



