Condition
Treatment Support
refrigerant
Application
fresh juice
Lemon
(Citrus limon)
Botanical Information
A small evergreen tree from the Citrus family with fragrant white flowers and stiff thorns.
Working with Lemon
Part(s) Used
Fruit Juice
Herb Forms
Fresh fruit juice, essential oil, bulk herb (peel); lemon juice powder.
Lemon juice is taken internally for liver congestion, hyperacidity, hiccoughs, and obesity. Mixed in hot water, it is drunk for colds with fever and sore throat as well as dizziness. It combines well with sage tea and a teaspoon of honey for sore throats. Lemon juice may be applied externally for sunburn and warts. In traditional medicine lemons were used for scurvy, urinary gravel, and venous problems such as varicose veins and hemorrhoids.
Lemon has a taste of SOUR and a temperature of COOL.
Cautions
None noted.
Conditions treated with Lemon
Condition
Treatment Support
Application
Condition
Treatment Support
stone dissolver
Application
juice
Condition
Treatment Support
refrigerant
Application
fresh juice
Condition
Treatment Support
liver stimulant
Application
fresh juice
Condition
Treatment Support
refrigerant
Application
fresh juice
The information given here is designed to help you make informed choices about your health. The information is drawn from numerous sources—both traditional medicine practice, from the clinical experience of many herbalists currently practicing, and supported by decades of scientific research from the author. The research most consulted includes human clinical trials that help to determine the most effective and safe herbs for various needs, the best doses, and types of preparations.
The information offered in this database is not intended as a substitute for any that may have been prescribed by your health practitioner or physician.
