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Lemon
Latin name
Citrus limon
Therapeutic Dose
- Add one effervescent tablet to a glass of water (approx. 200 ml), wait for 2 minutes, stir well and drink.
Family
Rutaceae
Part Used
- Fruits (juice, peel),
- Leaves,
- Seeds
Name in Different Language
- Sanskrit : Nimbuka
- English :Lemon
- Hindi : Nimbu
Pharmalogical Actions
- Antioxidant (3)
- Antiscorbutic (4)
- Immunomodulatory (5)
Therapeutic Dose
- Add one effervescent tablet to a glass of water (approx. 200 ml), wait for 2 minutes, stir well and drink.
Reference
- Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India.
- Bhavprakash Nighantu: by Dr K C Chunekar; Chaukhamba Bharati Academy, Varanasi; 2004
- Xi W, Lu J, Qun J, Jiao B. Characterization of phenolic profile and antioxidant capacity of different fruit part from lemon (Citrus limon Burm.) cultivars. Journal of food science and technology. 2017 Apr;54:1108-18.
- Harden A, Zilva SS. The antiscorbutic factor in lemon juice. Biochemical Journal. 1918;12(3):259.
- Diab KA. In vitro studies on phytochemical content, antioxidant, anticancer, immunomodulatory, and antigenotoxic activities of lemon, grapefruit, and mandarin citrus peels. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. 2016 Jul 1;17(7):3559-67.
Reference
- Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India.
- Bhavprakash Nighantu: by Dr K C Chunekar; Chaukhamba Bharati Academy, Varanasi; 2004
- Xi W, Lu J, Qun J, Jiao B. Characterization of phenolic profile and antioxidant capacity of different fruit part from lemon (Citrus limon Burm.) cultivars. Journal of food science and technology. 2017 Apr;54:1108-18.
- Harden A, Zilva SS. The antiscorbutic factor in lemon juice. Biochemical Journal. 1918;12(3):259.
- Diab KA. In vitro studies on phytochemical content, antioxidant, anticancer, immunomodulatory, and antigenotoxic activities of lemon, grapefruit, and mandarin citrus peels. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. 2016 Jul 1;17(7):3559-67.
