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The young leaves can be eaten as a salad, and the roots can be dry-roasted and ground for a substitute for coffee. The flowers open up early in the morning and close around 2 or 3 Pm. Medicinal purposes: liver ailments, tonics, laxaives, poultices made from the bruised leaves are for swellings and inflammation. Chicory is abundant this year (2002) in Wise County. |
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