Leek (Kutsay) for insect bites and stings, promotes urine flow

This plant is widely use in culinary purposes. I always have this with a chicken porridge added a calamansi and pepper.  The leaves is chop into small pieces and gives a aromatic smell.  It's leaves are widely use for cooking.

This is belonging to the plant family Liliaceae and considered a perennial, sometimes an annual. The stems grows from slightly bulging bulb. The leaves are linear, lanceolate. The disticntive flower is so nice like umbrellate cluste of flowers, white to light-red in colour.

The medicinal benefits of this plant are:

• Stimulates the appetite
• Relieves congestion in the respiratory passages
• promotes the flow of urine
• Insect bites and stings
• promotes the discharge of pus in boils

Preparation and how to use:

• Consumption o stimulates the appetite and relieves the congestion in the respiratory passage
• It is a good diuretic as it promotes the flow of urine
• Externally used, the leaves are applied over insect bites and sting.
• It is also recommended for boils to hasten the discharge of pus,