Leek

Allium porrum

Other names: Leek

Edible plant

Georgian

Photo credit: Amada44 (Wikimedia Commons)

Safety information

Toxicity: None known as food.

Contraindications: None documented.

Interactions: None documented.

Evidence level

Historical

Found in historical texts; limited or no modern study. Folk and historical sources have not been validated by clinical research.

Preparations

boiled / enema · whole/bulb

Part used: whole/bulb

Traditional use: bloody stool, intestinal worms, fungal skin lesions, (seed) folk virility; gum/tooth bleeding(Folk and historical sources have not been validated by clinical research.)

Evidence:Historical

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Associated conditions

Dysentery Intestinal worms / parasites Ringworm / fungal skin Erectile / sexual dysfunction Gingivitis / gum disease

Edibility

Edible parts: Leek is a common vegetable, cooked.

Toxic lookalike warning

Allium can be confused with toxic look-alikes (e.g. lily-of-the-valley, Colchicum leaves) when wild-foraged — confirm the onion smell.

Healing traditions

Georgian

Sources (2)

MK (commentary §პრასა)
KH lexicon (Allium porrum)

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