Lemon

Lemon

Latin Name:

Citrus limon

Family:

Rutaceae

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

  1. Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India.
  2. Bhavprakash Nighantu: by Dr K C Chunekar; Chaukhamba Bharati Academy, Varanasi; 2004
  3. 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.
  4. Harden A, Zilva SS. The antiscorbutic factor in lemon juice. Biochemical Journal. 1918;12(3):259.
  5. 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.
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