Soluble chicory – advantage or harm?

How much do you know about chicory? Blue flowers which grow on tall weeds, roadsides of roads, on waste grounds here and there. And this information will be a new experience for someone, but the name is known on store packing with this name which is imitation of instant coffee. Actually chicory can be an irreplaceable thing in a diet, and not only for the coffee-achievers dreaming to get rid of the dependence. We suggest to talk about advantage of soluble drink today, at the same time we will find out also about possible harm: what bowl will move?

It is a little biology and technology

Chicory represents a perennial plant, and its flowers are similar to small asters of blue color, not without reason they belong to one family. For receiving soluble drink the root which can reach in length up to 15 m is used. As for structure, initial raw materials are rich in the most useful elements. So, it contains vitamins (With, group B), micro and macrocells (iron, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, magnesium, calcium), organic acids, carotene, tannins. One of main "highlights" of a root of chicory is availability of inulin. And in the dried look its contents is higher, than fresh: 75% against 50%. Than inulin is useful? It is capable to normalize microflora of a digestive tract since is food for the useful microorganisms inhabiting intestines.

Dry extract of a tsikoriyevy root and externally, and to taste nearly one in one is similar to the fried natural coffee, but does not contain caffeine. Probably, not sense to speak about harm of the last: this subject very much likes to be discussed by doctors. Let's add to it one more advantage of soluble chicory: on taste it a little sweetish therefore it is possible to do without addition of sugar at all. By the way, the dried-up chicory does not lose the properties in processing that too is important.
Honey barrel

In what the advantage of consumption of soluble chicory is? There will not be enough fingers of one hand to list its beneficial influence on us:

• gives cheerfulness and forces, power "push" to an organism owing to the high content of albumens. It is allowed even to pregnant women and nursing mothers;

• increases appetite at suffering from deficiency of weight, violation of functions of a stomach, removes heartburn attacks;

• expands vessels, so it is capable to remove tachycardia attacks, normalizes work of heart;

• calms nervous system, removes the general stress of an organism;

• the fine all-strengthening means, strengthens immunity;

• supports work of a liver, helps disposal of toxins, removes cholesterol, excess fats;

• promotes intestinal microflora restoration, saves from locks;

• normalizes sugar level in blood;

• reduces hunger attacks, prolongs feeling of saturation after meal;

• tones up skin from within, accelerates collagen restoration processes;

• fine means for treatment and prevention of anemia. The only thing "but" – is not recommended to dilute drink with the cow's milk reducing digestion of iron.
Tar spoon

And whether is at so fine gift of the nature of a contraindication? Many times it is less of them, than advantages of use. But nevertheless, we urge to draw close attention to them to avoid disappointment from intake of soluble drink from chicory. So, be careful those for whom is available:

1. gastritis, stomach ulcer or duodenum;
2. the increased nervous excitability;
3. hemorrhoids;
4. allergic reactions;
5. varicosity;
6. the increased appetite;
7. pulmonary diseases (asthma, bronchitis);
8. problems in work of a gall bladder.

If you did not find a condition of own organism in the list of contraindications, nevertheless you should not drink soluble chicory in liters. It is officially included in the list of herbs therefore demands the due delicate address to himself. Let the day norm of the use of a concentrate do not exceed 3-5 cups a day, then you will fully be able to enjoy curative properties of this miracle of the nature. However, provided that you will buy natural extract of chicory. The matter is that unfair producers continually try to give counterfeits for a true product, diluting initial natural raw materials with cheap components. Therefore look for a treasured inscription on the label and attentively study structure. It should not contain apple pectin, artificial fragrances and sweeteners.