Chicory is a medicinal herb with diuretic and decongestive properties, stomachic and food-improving properties, and liver and gallbladder cleansing properties, and can be used for damp-heat jaundice, stomachache and low food intake, and oedema and low urine intake. Chicory is a kind of chrysanthemum plant, is the dried aboveground part or root of chicory or chicory in the family of Asteraceae, the hairy chicory or chicory. It mainly presents a slightly bitter, salty and cool flavor, with the effect of clearing the liver and gallbladder, diuretic and reducing swelling, and is mostly applied to jaundice caused by dampness-heat, liver and gallbladder dampness-heat (dampness-heat evils deposited in the liver and gallbladder). In addition, chicory has a crunchy, slightly bitter and sweet taste, which can have the effect of appetizing and relieving greasiness. Adverse drug reactions or contraindications are not known. Chicory should not be used blindly, and is recommended to be taken under medical supervision to avoid delay.