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Digestive system
Nimbuka (Lemon)
Lemon (Citrus acida) is a flowering plant of Rutaceae family and it rich in vitamin C, citric acid and essential oil that is widely used for food and medicinal purposes.
Medicinal Plant
Nimbuka (Lemon)
Lemon (Citrus acida) is a flowering plant of Rutaceae family and it rich in vitamin C, citric acid and essential oil that is widely used for food and medicinal purposes.
Lemon (Citrus acida) is a flowering plant of Rutaceae family and it rich in vitamin C, citric acid and essential oil that is widely used for food and medicinal purposes.
Scientific Name
Citrus acida
Family
Rutaceae
Common Name
Lemon
Botanical Description
About the Nimbuka Plant
These plants are large shrubs or small to moderate-sized trees, reaching 5–15 m (16–49 ft) tall, with spiny shoots and alternately arranged evergreen leaves with an entire margin.
The flowers are solitary or in small corymbs, each flower 2–4 cm (0.79–1.57 in) diameter.
The fruit is a hesperidium, a specialised berry, globose to elongated, 4–30 cm (1.6–11.8 in) long and 4–20 cm (1.6–7.9 in) diameter, with a leathery rind or "peel" called a pericarp.
Ayurvedic Properties
Rasa · Guna · Virya · Vipaka
Rasa(Taste)
Rasa(Taste)
Amla ( Sour in taste )
Amla ( Sour in taste )
Guna(Qualities)
Guna(Qualities)
Laghu ( Light for digestion ) , Teekshna (Piercing )
Laghu ( Light for digestion ) , Teekshna (Piercing )
Veerya ( Potency )
Veerya ( Potency )
Ushna ( Hot )
Ushna ( Hot )
Vipaka
Vipaka
Amla ( After digestion undergoes Sour )
Amla ( After digestion undergoes Sour )
Dosha Karma ( Actions )
Dosha Karma ( Actions )
Vatakapha shamaka
Vatakapha shamaka
| Sanskrit | Sanskrit Value | English | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rasa(Taste) | Amla ( Sour in taste ) | Rasa(Taste) | Amla ( Sour in taste ) |
| Guna(Qualities) | Laghu ( Light for digestion ) , Teekshna (Piercing ) | Guna(Qualities) | Laghu ( Light for digestion ) , Teekshna (Piercing ) |
| Veerya ( Potency ) | Ushna ( Hot ) | Veerya ( Potency ) | Ushna ( Hot ) |
| Vipaka | Amla ( After digestion undergoes Sour ) | Vipaka | Amla ( After digestion undergoes Sour ) |
| Dosha Karma ( Actions ) | Vatakapha shamaka | Dosha Karma ( Actions ) | Vatakapha shamaka |
Chemical Composition
Phytochemical Constituents
Fruit juice – Contain citric acid 7-10% Phosphoric acid,Malic acid ,Sugar and other constituents.
Pericarp (Fruit rind) yield and volatile oil, a bitter Glucoside, Herperidin(Perticularly in white portin of rind )
Lime fruit (Juice) contain vitamin C in high quantity.
Health Benefits
Therapeutic Benefits of Nimbuka
From classical Ayurvedic indications to modern phytotherapeutic insights — explore the spectrum of wellness benefits this herb has to offer.
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Being an antidipsetic, palatable, appetizer , digestant, laxative and collagogue is useful in dipsia, emesis,distate, anorexia, indigestion , constipation, abdominal distension and liver disorders. Pickle of the peel is a good digestant and appetizer.
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Circulatory system
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As it is cardiac tonic,anti haemorrhagic and blood purifier. It is used in blood disorders like heart diseases. Peel oil is used in diseases like chicken pox,measels and small pox to smoothen the skin.
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RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
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It is an expectorant, hence though it is sour,it is used in cough induced by Vatha and Kapha,lime juice is nose in epistaxis.
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URINARY SYSTEM
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Diuretic and reduces uric acid. Mixture of lime juice and yavakshara reduces dysuria and uric acid.
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TEMPARATURE
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Febrifuge
lime in many ways is useful in fever and burning sensation.
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SKIN
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Being diaphroretic,it is used in various skin disease.
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Scurvy Disease
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Scurvy is due to vitamin C deficiency. In scurvy, the blood vessels become weak and leak to cause abnormal bleeding. Lemon contains various amount of Vitamin C , so it helps in the treatment of the scurvy disease .
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Swelling
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Lemon is beneficial in decreasing swelling. Rutin in Lemon has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory property. It decreases inflammation and swelling by inhibiting nitric oxide and TNF-α production in neutrophils.