Alpine leek

Introduction

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• Pharmacist(s) 1
• Herbalist(s) 2

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Practical information

Family

Amaryllidaceae

Parts used

• Fresh bulb

Picking info

• Pick bulbs sparingly in the spring, when the flowers are in full bloom

Medicine cabinet

• Syrup of fresh bulbs
• Tincture of fresh bulbs

16 traditional uses

PreparationPartFormUse
Arteriosclerosis 1 Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 55, "artériosclérose"]. Actes Sud.	✓
Bronchitis 1 Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 54, "bronchite chronique"]. Actes Sud.		✓
Callosity 1 Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 57, "cors, durillons"]. Actes Sud.			✓
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) 1 Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 54, "emphysème"]. Actes Sud.	✓
Colic 1 Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 55, "spasmes intestinaux"]. Actes Sud.	✓
Diarrhea 1 Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 55, "diarrhées infectieuses"]. Actes Sud.	✓
Dysentery 1 Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 55, "dysenterie"]. Actes Sud.	✓
Dyspepsia 1 Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 55, "troubles digestifs d’origine nerveuse"]. Actes Sud.		✓
Gastralgia 1 Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 55, "spasmes […] gastriques"]. Actes Sud.		✓
Hypertension 1 Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 55, "hypertension"]. Actes Sud.	✓
Influenza 1 Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 54, "grippe"]. Actes Sud.		✓
Insect bite 1 Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 57, "piqûres d’insectes"]. Actes Sud.			✓
Intestinal parasite infection 2 Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 56, "ascarides"]. Actes Sud. Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 56, "oxyures"]. Actes Sud.		✓
Tuberculosis 1 Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 54, "tuberculose"]. Actes Sud.		✓
Verrucosity 1 Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 57, "verrues"]. Actes Sud.			✓
Whooping cough 1 Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 55, "coqueluche"]. Actes Sud.		✓

Dosages

Poultice externally

• Wash and pound a few fresh pods and apply topically overnight 1

  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 56, "gousses pilées […] on les applique en cataplasme pendant la nuit"]. Actes Sud.

Syrup internally

• Boil 100 g of garlic in 200 g of water with the same amount of sugar, 2 to 3 teaspoons a day, store in the refrigerator 1

  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 55, "bouillir 100 g d’ail dans 200 g d’eau avec autant de sucre, 2 à 3 cuillerées à café par jour"]. Actes Sud.

Internal tincture

• Take 20 to 30 drops diluted in a glass of water before each meal per two-day period interspersed with two-day rests 1

  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 55, "20 à 30 gouttes avant chacun des deux repas par période de deux jours intercalées avec des repos de deux jours […] à prendre dans un peu d’eau"]. Actes Sud.

13 plant properties

• Anti-bacterial 1

  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 54, "bactéricide"]. Actes Sud.
• Antiseptic 1

  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 54, "antiseptique"]. Actes Sud.
• Antispasmodic 1

  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 55, "antispasmodique"]. Actes Sud.
• Cardiotonic 1

  • Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes médicinales et vénéneuses de France [p. 60, "tonique du coeur"]. Omnibus.
• Corn remover 1

  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 54, "coricide"]. Actes Sud.
• Counterirritant 1

  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 56, "révulsif"]. Actes Sud.
• Diuretic 1

  • Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes médicinales et vénéneuses de France [p. 60, "diurétique"]. Omnibus.
• Expectorant 1

  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 54, "expectorant"]. Actes Sud.
• Febrifuge 1

  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 54, "fébrifuge"]. Actes Sud.
• Hypotensive 1

  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 54, "hypotenseur"]. Actes Sud.
• Mucolytic 1

  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 55, "fluidifiante sur les sécrétions"]. Actes Sud.
• Parasiticide 2

  • Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes médicinales et vénéneuses de France [p. 60, "vermifuge"]. Omnibus.
  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 54, "vermifuge"]. Actes Sud.
• Tonic 2

  • Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes médicinales et vénéneuses de France [p. 60, "stimulant général"]. Omnibus.
  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 54, "stimulant"]. Actes Sud.

8 constituents

• Allicin 1

  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 54, "allicine"]. Actes Sud.
• Copper 1

  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 56, "cuivre"]. Actes Sud.
• Iodine 1

  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 56, "iode"]. Actes Sud.
• Iron 1

  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 56, "fer"]. Actes Sud.
• Magnesium 1

  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 56, "magnésium"]. Actes Sud.
• Manganese 1

  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 56, "manganèse"]. Actes Sud.
• Organic sulfur 1

  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 56, "soufre organique"]. Actes Sud.
• Phosphorus 1

  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 56, "phosphore"]. Actes Sud.

0 common names

2 scientific names

• Allium victoriale 2

  • Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes médicinales et vénéneuses de France [p. 60, "Allium victoriale L."]. Omnibus.
  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 58, "A. victoriale L."]. Actes Sud.
• Allium victorialis 1

  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 25, "Allium victorialis"]. Tana.

Conditions of use

Contraindications

• Contraindicated in case of gastric, intestinal and/or urinary irritation 1

  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 56, "irritations gastrique, intestinale et urinaire"]. Actes Sud.

• Contraindicated in case of inflammation of the respiratory tract 1

  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 56, "états d’inflammation des voies respiratoires"]. Actes Sud.

• Contraindicated in case of skin diseases 1

  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 56, "maladies de peau"]. Actes Sud.

Toxicity

• No toxicity 1

  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 25, "non toxique"]. Tana.

Side effects

• The documents reviewed did not mention any data on this subject 1

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Drug interactions

• The documents reviewed did not mention any data on this subject 1

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Precautions for use

• Plant classified as Least Concern on the list of threatened species in France (INPN), pick sparingly 1

  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 25, "sa rareté impose de ne pas le cueillir pour préserver l’espèce"]. Tana.

Children

• Do not use in children under 18 years of age 1

  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 56, "son emploi chez l’enfant doit […] rester très prudent"]. Actes Sud.

Pregnant or breastfeeding women

• Do not use if pregnant or breast-feeding 1

  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 56, "les femmes qui allaitent doivent le supprimer de leur alimentation"]. Actes Sud.

Energetics

Tastes

• The documents reviewed did not mention any data on this subject 1

  • Phyto-info note

Elementary energies

• The documents reviewed did not mention any data on this subject 1

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