Lemon - Citrus - Fruit

Lemon

Overview

Lemon is a type of citrus fruit. The fruit, juice, and peel are used to make medicine. Lemon is used to treat scurvy, a condition caused by not having enough vitamin C. Lemon is also used for the common cold and flu, H1N1 (swine) flu, ringing in the ears (tinnitus), Meniere's disease, stomach upset and vomiting from pregnancy, and kidney stones. It is also used to aid digestion, reduce hay fever symptoms, reduce pain and swelling (inflammation), lower blood pressure, improve the function of blood vessels, and increase urination to reduce fluid retention. In foods, lemon is used as a food and flavoring ingredient.

Uses & Effectiveness

• Flu.

• Scurvy.
  
  
•  Hay fever.
  
  
• High blood pressure. 
  
  
• Meniere's disease. 
  
  
• Kidney stones. 
  
  
• Radiation exposure. 
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• Common cold.
  
  
• Decreasing swelling.
  
  
• Increasing urine.
  
  
• Pregnancy-induced nausea and vomiting. 
  
  

Note: Applying lemon to the skin can increase the chance of sunburn, especially in light-skinned people.