Allium iranicum

Last updated

Allium iranicum
Allium Iranicum flower.jpg
Flower of Allium iranicum
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Subgenus: A. subg. Allium
Species:
A. iranicum
Binomial name
Allium iranicum
Synonyms [2]
  • Allium ampeloprasum subsp. iranicum Wendelbo

Allium iranicum or Iranian leek is a species of wild leek native to the Zagros Mountains of Iran and northern Iraq. [2] It is used in traditional Persian medicine as a treatment for hemorrhoids. [3] Its chromosome number is 2n=32. [4]

Iranian Leek is used in Persian cooking in cuisines such as Ghormeh Sabzi (a flavorful herb and meat stew).

Adding Allium iranicum to yogurt results in increasing the quality and thickness. [5]

Properties

Allium iranicum, due to its high fiber content, is useful in the treatment of constipation. [6] This plant is also a good source of antioxidants [7] and contains vitamin C. [8]

References

  1. ↑ Fl. Iraq 8: 158 (1985)
  2. 1 2 "Allium iranicum". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  3. ↑ Mosavat, Seyed Hamdollah; Ghahramani, Leila; Sobhani, Zahra; Haghighi, Ehsan Rahmanian; Chaijan, Mahsa Rostami; Heydari, Mojtaba (2015). "The effect of leek (Allium iranicum (Wendelbo)) leaves extract cream on hemorrhoid patients: A double blind randomized controlled clinical trial". European Journal of Integrative Medicine. 7 (6): 669–673. doi:10.1016/j.eujim.2015.08.008.
  4. ↑ Ghaffari, Seyed (2006). "New cytogenetic information on Allium iranicum (Alliaceae) from Iran". Biologia. 61 (4): 375–379. Bibcode:2006Biolg..61..375G. doi:10.2478/s11756-006-0067-z. S2CID   30344580.
  5. ↑ Pirsa, Sajjad; Amini, Rasoul; Alizadeh, Mohammad (21 January 2019). "Production Of Fortified Stirred-Yogurt Containing Allium iranicum Powder And Evaluation Of Its Shelf-Life, Physicochemical And Sensory Properties". ACECR Scientific Information Database. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  6. ↑ Mehdizadeh, Tooraj; Kaboudari, Ata; Reale, Anna (2021-10-01). "Stimulatory effect of Allium ampeloprasum L. ssp. iranicum Wendelbo on the probiotic Bifidobacterium bifidum in Iranian white cheese". Journal of Dairy Science. 104 (10): 10550–10557. doi:10.3168/jds.2021-20371. ISSN   0022-0302.
  7. ↑ Abedi, Fatemeh; Yousefsani, Bahareh Sadat; Shirani, Kobra (2024). "The protective effects of Allium ampeloprasum Subsp Iranicum on cyclophosphamide-induced immunosuppression in NMRI Mice: A promising natural immunomodulator". Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine. 14 (6): 734–745. doi:10.22038/AJP.2024.24595.
  8. ↑ "Allium species growing in Iran: Chemical compositions and pharmacological activity". October 2018.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.