Lemon tree
Scientific name of Lemon tree: Citrus limon/ Citrus acida
Name of Lemon tree in different languages:-
English: Lime tree, Lemon
Sanskrit: Nimbuka, Jambira, Jambaka
Hindi: Nimbu
Malayalam: Cherunarakam- ചെറുനാരകം
Tamil: Narthankai.
Plant description:
It is an evergreen, medium-sized tree, grows up to 6 m tall, branches many, with stout spines. The leaves are dark green, leathery, oblong, and elliptical; grow up to 14 cm long. Flower buds are found in branch end, color purplish, flowers are white with five petals, up to 5 cm. Fruits are green globose up to 12.5 cm long, and when it ripen it become fragrant, color turn to yellow, with smooth to bumpy rinds with oil glands, watery. Fruits contain 6 - 10 white seeds inside.
Leaf Arrangement
| Shape-Ovate | Margin-Entire | Venation-Reticulated |
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Useful plant parts:
Fruits
Medicinal uses:
Relieve the pain, treat kidney stones, scurvy. It is one of the ingredient in Panchamlam - the herbal combination of five sours
Chemical contents:
Citric acid, vitamin C, and antioxidants
It is used as an ingredient to prepare the Ayurveda medicines like:
NasikaChoornam
Godanti Bhasma
Vyoshadi Kashayam
Chitrakadi Vati
Kankayan Vati
Lashunadi Vati
Swasanantham tablets
ParanthyadiThailam
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