That was a little discovery for me, never heard it before and it was really interesting to know that you can stretch coffee with chicory. As many well known but forgotten herbs and plants it seems to be real healthy to be antioxidant and rich in Vit C no wonder it is helpful in inflammatory processes as to us, western people we just get used to go to out-of counter and get Ibuprofen which is widely used against inflammation.
That is also very useful information that you explained how to use, leaves, roots and buds. I will try to see if there anything available in our herbal shops :)