Safety information
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
Associated conditions
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
Related plants
Sources (2)
- MK (commentary §პრასა)
- KH lexicon (Allium porrum)
Sourcing & resources
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