THERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL OF CICHORIUM INTYBUS IN LIFESTYLE DISORDERS: A REVIEW

Authors

  • CHANDRA K
  • JAIN SK Department of BiochemistryHamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Jamia Hamdard

Abstract

ABSTRACT
The genus Cichorium (Asteraceae) is comprised six species, widely cultivated in Europe and Asia. Cichorium intybus (common name- chicory) is
used as a coffee substitute. However, its leaves, flowers, seeds, and roots have been customarily utilized as home grown solution for various ailments
since ancient times. Although commercialized as coffee substitute, C. intybus is also used in indigenous system of medicine to treat different ailments
from wounds to diabetes. Several numbers of chemical constituents of chicory have been identified, and a significant number of these constituents
have not been fully investigated for their pharmacological potential. Toxicological information on chicory is also limited. This review targets on the
socially imperative medicinal use of chicory in lifestyle disorders. The pharmacological activities of this plant in lifestyle disorders, phytochemical
composition (active compounds) isolated from chicory plant with medicinal importance and safety studies are discussed in detail.
Keywords: Cichorium intybus, Insulin resistance, Chicory extract, Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

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Author Biography

JAIN SK, Department of BiochemistryHamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Jamia Hamdard

Professor of Biochemistry

Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Jamia Hamdard

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K, C., and J. . SK. “THERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL OF CICHORIUM INTYBUS IN LIFESTYLE DISORDERS: A REVIEW”. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research, vol. 9, no. 3, May 2016, pp. 20-25, https://journals.innovareacademics.in/index.php/ajpcr/article/view/11268.

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