Le senapi spontanee, inselvatichite, naturalizzate, sottospecie, varietà e ibridi sono frequenti negli incolti, limitare di coltivi, ruderi, macerie, strade di campagna e perfino nei coltivi
Chicory root contains some phytochemicals such as inulin, coumarins, flavonoids, sesquiterpene lactones (lactucin and lactucopicrin), tannins, alkaloids, vitamins, minerals and volatile oils
Buono l’apporto di several bioactive agents (e.g. betain, betanin, vulgaxanthine, polyphenols, folic acid) and different metal elements (e.g. Al, B, Ba, Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Zn), which act on the various physiological routes