In botany, there is an infinity of plant species and humans can use many of their attributes. One of them is the lemon, a citrus fruit with food use and aesthetic properties dating back centuries. Today, regardless of all science and technology we have available, it is still used daily.
A lemon tree is the name of the tree that produces this valuable fruit. It can be up to four meters heigh with a big canopy and an infinity of branches. Unlike the orange tree, this species can be harvested several times a year if it is in places of temperate climate or mild winters.
It comes from Asia, specifically from southeast India, north of Burma and China. This fruit, unknown to the Greek and Roman civilizations, was introduced to the old continent between the 3rd and 4th centuries of Our Era by the Arabs during the conquest of Spain. Subsequently, the Mediterranean region developed its cultivation thanks to their good soil and climate.
Lemon juice has the particularity of removing rust, ink or mold stains that are formed in the bathroom or kitchen. It is the perfect ingredient, along with soda, to clean the battery terminals of your car or motorcycle.
In the kitchen, we should always keep it at hand. It can be used to cook raw fish in dishes such as Peruvian ceviche, sardines, anchovies and fish in general that do not require cooking by heat emitted by fire.
Besides that, salads, fried fish, parmigiana or fried potatoes, get more texture if we add some generous drops of lemon to them. The lemon is great for removing bad odors from the kitchen, for example from oil.
Another benefit of this citrus fruit, rich in vitamin C, is to eliminate freckles and skin spots produced by sun exposure sun. It is also a natural remedy that fights the bacteria that produces bad smell under the armpits and acne.
However, be very careful when using natural treatments, because you must not go out in the sun with lemon juice on your hands or face, because the burns can be terrible.
It causes both external and internal benefits. Internally, lemon juice is the perfect natural remedy to relieve annoying colds and sore throat. It is the most indicated remedy if you suffer from tonsillitis, laryngitis or pharyngitis. Of course, if you need antibiotics, your GP will indicate the appropriate treatment for you.
Similarly, it has detoxifying properties; just drink lemon water on an empty stomach for a couple of weeks. Add an additional lemon every day for seven days. Then continue with the treatment, but in a descending way, that is, from seven to one lemon a day.
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