Lemon, the treasure that cures diseases

Its uses in relation to health and food are also endless.

Curative values

Lemon is especially valued for its disinfectant and anti-hemorrhage properties. For medicinal purposes, the peel and juice of the lemon fruit are used. The husks, after being peeled from the white spongy inner part, are carefully dried in kilns at a low temperature of up to 40°C. At normal temperature they do not dry, as they mold due to the humidity of the environment. Also, lemon seeds, leaves and flowers have found practical use.

Refreshing

Lemon juice has found use as a refresher in the production of lemonade, in the preparation of desserts and in home cooking. Lemon is used to make lemonades, like orange and tangerine. The essential oil of the bark is used to make cologne. Citric acid (limontose) is produced from the juice of lemons. Aromatic jam of good quality is produced from cut fruits or only from lemon peels, but jam can also be prepared from its flowers, etc. Lemon fruits contain ascorbic acid (vitamin C), vitamins P, B and carotene, citric acid, sugar and the peel contains essential oil.

flu

The medicinal properties of lemon are conditioned by the presence in it of a large amount of vitamins, mainly vitamins C and P. Of all citrus fruits, lemon fruits have the most pronounced healing effect. They are used against diseases associated with fever, are refreshing and reduce the temperature. They have a significant effect on hypovitaminosis and avitaminosis. Lemons are considered the best antiscorbutic medicine and should be used by everyone. In case of flu and fever, adults can use the following practical advice.
Take a lemon and squeeze its juice into a glass. A cup of previously heated grape brandy is added there and mixed. Crush and throw 1-2 aspirin grains into the glass. The prepared liquid is drunk at once warm, 2-3 hours before or after bread.

Solvent

Lemon has good digestive properties in the stomach, is pleasantly refreshing and stimulates the appetite that may be suppressed by various diseases. In these cases, lemon juice is used in the form of lemonade or added to tea or food. Thanks to its anti-wrinkle and anti-toxic properties, lemon juice is used with an effect against the stomach and diarrhea, with little or no sugar. Lemon juice has given good results when used against irritations of the mucous membrane of the mouth and throat, making a disinfectant wash in the form of gargles.

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Lemon has found wide use against irritation or sore throat. In these cases it is advisable to prepare this cure.
A lemon of medium size is taken, cut in the middle in the direction of width and both halves are placed on a plate over the fire until the juice they contain is heated. Then, from the cut part, both halves, warm, are placed on both sides of the neck, in the places above the tonsils, tied with gauze and left there until they cool. This action is repeated for 2-3 days, at dinner before going to bed.

Liver

Lemon is also used to cure liver diseases. The following combination gave more results.
For 20-30 consecutive days, every morning, an hour before bread, drink the juice of a lemon along with a tablespoon of olive oil and a tablespoon of honey. This advice is also used by weakened organisms, those who have gone through any illness, to restore their appetite and health. The mentioned advice gives good results against the disease of jaundice.

Temperature

Lemon is also good for lowering the temperature. Lemon therapy affects the regeneration and general self-cleansing of the body from crystallized salts. It prolongs life and enlivens thought. Lemon has good diuretic properties. Its juice is used effectively in fighting kidney and bladder stones. For this purpose, 2-4 lemons should be consumed every day for a period of 1-3 months. Even the peel of the fruit (skin) has found many uses. It contains essential oil, various alcohols, vitamin A, B1, etc. The essential oil has the ability to kill bacteria, as well as stop their activity.

Rheumatism

Lemon juice is also useful for arthritis. But those with delicate and sensitive stomachs should not use it, as it increases acidity and damages the stomach. The following advice is used effectively against rheumatism: Take 1-2 lemons and after washing well, without removing the peel, grate them. The obtained dough, after adding 1-2 teaspoons of sugar, is eaten sober in the morning or in the afternoon. This action is repeated every day for 20-30 days. Rheumatic and arthritic patients can use the treatment with lemons (limonotherapy) with very good results.