Digestion
The root supports digestion and the liver — a bitter that gets things moving gently.
The blue roadside flower whose root makes a gut-friendly coffee — what it does, and how to grow it.

The root supports digestion and the liver — a bitter that gets things moving gently.
Roasted and ground, it makes a rich, caffeine-free coffee-like brew — roasty and bitter.
Bright blue flowers on a tough, drought-proof plant; the taproot is dug in fall.
The root is rich in inulin, a prebiotic fiber that feeds good gut bacteria.
Chicory is one of the ten non-GMO seed varieties in Nicole Apelian's Medicinal Garden Kit, with her remedy guide covering its uses.
Ten medicinal herbs and the simplest way to turn each into a tea, salve or tincture — one printable guide. We'll email it to you.