Is it possible to drink chicory?
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Chicory is the most famous and recognized by all the world a coffee substitute! Is it possible to drink chicory from a medical point of view? Let's look at the useful properties of chicory and its effect on pregnancy.
What is chicory
Chicory can be recognized by bright blue flowers. This plant grows like a weed in the meadows, on the roadside, and in Ukraine, in Western Europe, India, the USA and Indonesia, chicory is a planting crop.
In Russia, chicory is actively used as a substitute for coffee, as well as in confectionery. In other countries, chicory is a delicious seasoning with dietary nutrition.
Chicory is considered a medicinal plant andwidely used in folk medicine. They say that it is useful both for improving digestion, and for treating gout, and treating eye diseases. From the point of view of modern medicine, chicory has soothing, astringent, anti-inflammatory, diuretic, choleretic, sugar-reducing and antipyretic properties.
Is it possible to drink chicory as a substitute for coffee?
The taste of chicory and coffee is very similar, but the first onemore bitterness. In addition, chicory does not have such a memorable aroma, like coffee. You can drink chicory instead of coffee! After all, it does not contain caffeine and is useful in atherosclerosis, tachycardia, ischemic disease. A large iron content in the composition of chicory promotes recovery in anemia.
Chicory is useful to everyone! Using it regularly instead of coffee, a person gets rid of toxins and toxins in the body. Improving the digestive system, appetite and stress relief - all the merit of chicory.
How to drink chicory? The easiest way to go to the department of healthy food and buy a drink based on chicory in the form of a jar of powder. Consider it an instant coffee for yourself, besides the cost of such drinks is small, comparable to inexpensive coffee.
Can pregnant women drink chicory
Doctors recommend that pregnant women be replacedcoffee on chicory, which will expand the blood vessels, lower blood pressure and help improve the performance of the heart and liver. But in spite of the fact that chicory is an excellent substitute for coffee for pregnant women, one should individually observe the state of their health.
