Citrus limon - Bijapuraka, Jambira

Lemon,Jambira

Citrus limon is a species of small evergreen tree in the flowering plant family Rutaceae and it is native to Asia.

Uses

Common cold, Cough, Cancer, Kidney stone, Systolic blood pressure, Acid reflux, Gastritis, Arthritis, Gouty diathesis.

Parts Used

Leaves, Fruits.

Chemical Composition

All parts of the plants of citrus sp. contain coumarins and psoralins. The fruits contain flavonoids and limonoids. The flavonoids comprise three main groups—flavanones, flavones and 3-hydroxyflavylium (anthocyanins); flavanones being predominantly followed by flavones and anthocyanins. Bitter flavonoids do not occur in lemon and lime. Lemon juice is a richer source of antiscorbutic vitamin (contains 40–50 mg/100 g of vitamin C) than lime, and a fair source of carotene and vitamin B. Volatile oil (about 2.5% of the peel) consists of about 75% limonene, alpha-and beta-pinenes, alpha-terpinene and citral. The fruit juice also contains coumarins and bioflavonoids.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Nimbe hannu
Hindi	Nimbu,Nilbu
Malayalam	NA
Tamil	Elumichai
Telugu	Nimma pandu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	NA
English	ALime or Sour lime

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Rasa

Amla (sour)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Tikshna (Sharp)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Amla (sour)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	Ovate	Margin of leaves are conspicuously crenulate

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Bisexual	2-4cm long	Pale yellow	5	Flowers solitary or several in fascicles

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Ellipsoid to ovoid	7–10 mm	Fruits are yellow, ellipsoid to ovoid, narrowed at both ends, surface usually coarse and lemon scented	apex acute	Seeds ovoid	{{{6}}}

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

• Tridosa davanala rasa
• Nimbu panaka

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Citrus trees should be planted in a sunny and wind-protected area

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Subtropical area, Temperate area.

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External Links

• lemon on plant vilage.education
• Lemon tree on botonical online.com
• Lemon on encyclopedea britanicca
• Jambira on missouri botonical garden