Curative Powers of the Lemon
November 13, 2008
Nature’s own bounty has given us the ability to care for ourselves using the finest that she has given us. If we take a long look, most of the things we find naturally are sufficient in providing sustenance in our day to day life. Not only do they help us survive, but also revive us in times of despair.
Fresh fruits are used commonly, and the lemon is one such gift. Lime juice is sour in taste, hot in action and pungent in post digestive action. It subsides the air and water elements in the body. It is an appetiser, cures anorexia, and subsides nausea and vomiting sensations. It is also a germicidal.
Lemons are very high in vitamin C, and also contains large amounts of citric acid. Its syrup is used, and pickles are prepared from it. It is used in curries, chutneys and many vegetable dishes. Some desserts may also be made from it.
It is very useful in curing indigestion, when used with onion and garlic. After squeezing out the juice, the remaining portion of the lemon is burnt and the ashes taken twice or thrice a day make a miracle cure for vomiting. Sometimes, when indigestion is caused by consumption of heavy foods like cheese, butter or ghee, lemon helps cure it.
Purified alum, borax, a little of sulphur, all rubbed in the juice of the lemon and applied on ringworm cures it. In the post-monsoon, for biliousness and hyperacidity, lemon syrup is the best remedy. Expectant mothers take it with sugar for nausea and vomiting or morning sickness. It can also remove travel sickness.
The use of lemon in the seasons of malaria an gastro-enteritis keeps people fit and fine. Lemon, however, may not agree with people suffering from rheumatic pains and arthritis.
Cut a lemon partially on two sides, and then stuff it with cumin seed powder, black pepper, dry corriander powder, a small quantity of biship’s weed, and pure rock salt. Tie a thread tightly around it and keep in out in the open where it can be exposed to the dew. Remove the thread and chew it early in the morning. It is a very good carminative, intestinal antiseptic, improves the appetite and also subsides dyspepsia.
The refreshing taste of the lemon causes most people to drink its juices liberally. However, there must be some restraint exercised as it does not agree with everyone.
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