According to researchers of manuscripts, the treatise of Alhendeba is certainly a work of Avecinna’s own writing. This treatise, written in Arabic, is Avecinna’s reply to an inquisition presented to him, questioning the reason chicory (Alhendeba) should not be washed at the time of consumption. Avicenna answers using the Prophet Mohammed’s narration about chicory and adds his own scientific exp...

dwarf chicory (cichorium pumilum jacq.) is one of the annual species from chicory genus grows in western and southern parts of iran. to date no study on this species has been carried out under the field conditions. in order to determine the suitable planting date of dwarf chicory, an experiment was conducted in a split plot layout based on randomized complete block design with three replication...

abstract objective thalassemia major is a severe transfusion-dependent anemia that needs iron chalation therapy to remove iron overload. the objectives of the present study were to assess the iron overload liver response to inulin of chicory supplementation by evaluating the serum ferritin and liver enzymes. methods among 70 beta thalassemia patients, 50 were selected for chelating therapy usin...

The antimicrobial effectiveness of different extracts of Chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) plant including methanolic, ethylic acetate, chloroformic, and aqueous extracts was evaluated by Disk Diffusion method. The ethylic acetate extract showed higher antibacterial activity against E. coli compared with others. Then, effects of different levels of ethylic acetate extract on growth performance and...

Background: Jaundice is the most prevalent reason for infants’ hospitalization during their first month of birth, and herbal medicine has long been used alongside phototherapy to treat this problem. Objectives: The present systematic review investigates chicory’s influence on bilirubin levels in infants with jaundice. Methods: In study, Iranian databases, including Barekat Gostar, Scientific In...

The sesquiterpene costunolide has a broad range of biological activities and is the parent compound for many other biologically active sesquiterpenes such as parthenolide. Two enzymes of the pathway leading to costunolide have been previously characterized: germacrene A synthase (GAS) and germacrene A oxidase (GAO), which together catalyse the biosynthesis of germacra-1(10),4,11(13)-trien-12-oi...

This review gives an overview of agricultural topics on a non-model species, in other words, leaf chicory. Often classified as a minor crop, “Radicchio”, the Italian name of leaf chicory, is assuming a very important role at both a local and national level, as it characterizes a high proportion of the agricultural income of suited areas. Botanical classification along the genus Cichorium is rep...

The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of inulin or dandelion, chicory and Jerusalem artichoke powder on lipid indices and fatty acid profile in fattener tissues. The experiment involved 120 crossbred pigs (PL x PLW) x Duroc with an initial body weight of 25.0 +/- 0.5 kg. Animals were assigned into 6 groups. A diet for group I (control) did not comprise an inulin additive, group ...