#wild succory

[wildflowers-of-southern-ontario]

Common Chicory, Wild Succory Cichorium intybus Asteraceae

Photograph taken on October 7, 2021, along the Culham Trail, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

[the-herbalist]

American Centaury

Sabatia angularis

Common Names: Bitterbloom, bitter clover, eyebright, red centaury, rose pink, wild succory. 

Medicinal Part: The herb. 

Description: American centaury is a biennial plant, 1 to 2 feet high, that grows in most parts of the U.S. on damp, rich soils. The yellow, fibrous root sends up a branched, erect, quadrangular, smooth stem. The leaves are opposite, smooth, and entire, their bases clasping. A terminal umbel consists of many rose-or carnation-colored flowers that appear from June to September. The seeds are borne in short, wheat-like husks. 

Properties and Uses: Bitter tonic, emmenagogue, febrifuge, vermifuge. The warm infusion is particularly good as a bitter tonic for indigestion (dyspepsia) and during convalescence, when the appetite suffers. The other categories indicate older uses and may be more or less effective.

Preparation and Dosage: Gather the plant when in flower. 

Infusion: Use 1 tsp. chopped herb with 1 cup boiling water; steep for ½ hour. Take 1 tbsp. every few hours or as needed. 

Tincture: Take 15 to 40 drops every 3 to 4 hours.

[wildflowers-of-southern-ontario]

Common Chicory, Wild Succory Cichorium intybus Asteraceae (Aster) Family

Photograph taken on July 21, 2019, at Mountsberg Conservation Area, Campbellville, Canada.

[wildflowers-of-southern-ontario]

Common Chicory, Wild Succory Cichorium intybus Asteraceae (Aster) Family

Photograph taken on September 29, 2018, along the Etobicoke Creek Trail, Mississauga, Canada.

[wildflowers-of-southern-ontario]

Common Chicory, Wild Succory Cichorium intybus Asteraceae (Aster) Family

Photograph taken on July 3, 2016 at Bronte Creek Provincial Park, Burlington/Oakville.

[wildflowers-of-southern-ontario]

Common Chicory, Wild Succory Cichorium intybus Asteraceae/Aster Family

Photographs taken on September 23, 2015 along the Culham Trail, Mississauga