Chicory is the dry aerial part or root of Cichori-μm glandulosum Boiss.et Huet or Cichorium intybus L. of the family Compositae. The taste is slightly bitter, salty, and cool in nature. Cut off the ground part in summer and autumn or dig roots at the end of autumn to remove sand and impurities, and dry. Distributed in Beijing (Baihua Mountain), Heilongjiang (Raohe), Liaoning (Dalian), Shanxi (Fenyang), Shaanxi (Xi'an, Meixian, Zhouzhi), Xinjiang (Altai, Haba River, Fuhai, Tacheng, Tuoli, Yumin, Bole, Shawan, Manas, Urumqi, Miquan, Yining, Chabqal), Jiangxi (Suichuan). Widely distributed in Europe, Asia, and North Africa.