Citrus limon - Bijapuraka, Jambira

Lemon,Jambira

The lemon, Citrus limon (L.) Osbeck, is a species of small evergreen tree in the flowering plant family Rutaceae, native to Asia.

The tree's ellipsoidal yellow fruit is used for culinary and non-culinary purposes throughout the world, primarily for its juice, which has both culinary and cleaning uses. The pulp and rind (zest) are also used in cooking and baking. The juice of the lemon is about 5% to 6% citric acid, which gives a sour taste. The distinctive sour taste of lemon juice makes it a key ingredient in drinks and foods such as lemonade and lemon meringue pie.

Nutritional value and phytochemicals

Lemons are a rich source of vitamin C, providing 64% of the Daily Value in a 100 g serving . Other essential nutrients, however, have insignificant content.

Lemons contain numerous phytochemicals, including polyphenols, terpenes, and tannins. As with other citrus fruits, they have significant concentrations of citric acid (about 47 g/l in juice).

Uses

common cold, cough, cancer , kidney stone, systolic blood pressure, acid reflux, gastritis, arthritis, gouty diathesis

Parts Used

Dried Folaige, Whole herb.

Chemical Composition

Lemons and other citrus fruits contain amounts of different chemicals that are thought to have some health benefits. They contain a terpene called D-limonene

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit
English	Agrimony

Properties

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

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

• Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract

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

Tall grasslands, meadows, Borders of forests and fields.

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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