Cichorium intybus and its relatives protect their soft core beneath a rough, defensive shell.
A series of case studies highlights the characteristic response pattern and the typical life themes of Cichorium intybus in childhood and adulthood. A defiant, combative behaviour following the existential trauma of attempted abortion or forced displacement from the homeland also characterises the other remedies of the Cichorioideae, a subfamily of the Asteraceae. Colour preference can provide important clues to this group.
KEYWORDS: Artemisia absinthium, Asteraceae, Cichorioideae, Cichorium intybus, colour preference, susceptibility to infection, Lactuceae, Scorzonera, Taraxacum, displacement, warts
