View photos of the medicinal plant Cichorium intybus (Chicory), profiled in Medicinal Plants of the Western Mountain States.

A passage from Medicinal Plants of the Western Mountain States:

Suffers of liver inflammation will surely benefit from Chicory’s regular application. In many ways rivaling Milk thistle, its use will reliably reduce inflammatory markers associated with hepatocyte oxidation and related hepatitis/cirrhosis, especially in chronic manifestations.