Family: Chenopodiaceae
Perennial plant that reaches 60 cm . It is found almost everywhere in uncultivated places . It is collected the whole of the winter to late spring .
One an eat only the stem .It is used in vegetable pies and fresh as a flavoring in salads and sauces .
Hippocrates was the first to discover the many beneficial properties of this plant . Today the leek is known diuretic , used by swelling feet and hands and cellulite . Precious against fluid retention and fatigue tiredness.