''Allium iranicum'' or Afghan leek or Iranian leek is a species of
wild leek native to
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...
and
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
.
It is used in traditional Afghan medicine as a treatment for hemorrhoids. Its chromosome number is 2n=32.
Adding ''Allium iranicum'' to yogurt results in increasing the quality and thickness.
References
iranicum
Plants described in 1985
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