The yellow, sometimes green, and Grandma’s absolute favorite fruit, lemon comes from an evergreen tree originally found in Asia. The whole fruit, with its pulp, the juice, the rind and the zest, is used for cooking as well as non-culinary purposes, mostly as home remedies. Lemon juice is often used to make lemonade and other lemon beverages, which are undeniably flavorful and tasty.

When it comes to the nutritional value of lemon, the juice contains 6% citric acid, which makes its taste sour, and contains vitamin C, calcium, folate, vitamins B5, B3, B1, and B2, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc as well as sugar, carbohydrates, dietary fiber, fat, and protein. This is why the lemon is considered to be a miraculous fruit.

Lemons are one of the most versatile fruits out there. And no, we’re not just talking about in cooking! Lemon juice is an acid, a natural disinfectant, and a nutritional powerhouse. Its scent is perfect for humans, but a deterrent for pests. It helps preserve food and can easily replace harsh chemical-based ingredients. Is there anything this unassuming fruit can’t do?! Read on for incredible ways to use lemons.Have a favorite use of your own? Let us know in the comments!

Amazing Benefits Of Lemons (Nimbu):

1. High Blood Pressure:Squeeze half a lemon into a glass of water and drink three to four times per day to lower your blood pressure. For best results, you can squeeze the lemon into a warm cup of water and drink it first thing in the morning on an empty stomach. Drinking the lemon water can reduce the effect of nausea and dizziness.
2. Mental Health:Lemon water can brighten your mood and relieve depression and stress.The energy a human receives from food comes from the atoms and molecules in your food.Lemon is one of the few foods that contain more negative charged ions, providing your body with more energy when it enters the digestive tract.The scent of lemon also has mood enhancing and energizing properties.
3. Respiratory Problems:Lemon water can reduce phlegm; and can also help you breathe properly and aids a person suffering with asthma. The vitamin C in lemons can also help with long-term respiratory disorders.
4. Prevents Kidney Stones:Regular consumption of lemon juice mixed with water may increase the production of urinary citrate, a chemical in the urine that prevents the formation of crystals that may build up into kidney stones.
5. Keep Insects Out of the Kitchen
6. Anti-Aging:Lemon water reduces the production of free radicals which are responsible for aging skin and skin damage. Lemon water is calorie free and an antioxidant.
7. Treat Infections
   Lemon water can fight throat infections thanks to its antibacterial property. If salt water does not work for you, try lemon and water for gargling.
8. Purge The Blood:We consume a lot of junk food or food with a lot of preservatives and artificial flavors. This builds up a lot of toxins in the blood and body but daily consumption of lemon water helps to purify the blood.
9. Lighten Age Spots:Why buy expensive creams when you’ve got lemon juice? To lighten liver spots or freckles, try applying lemon juice directly to the area. Let it sit for 15 minutes and then rinse your skin clean. It’s a safe and effective skin-lightening agent.
10. Cleanse Your Face:Zap zits naturally by dabbing lemon juice on blackheads to draw them out during the day. You can also wash your face with lemon juice for a natural cleanse and exfoliation. Your skin should improve after several days of treatment. Lemon water is also a cooling agent, best way to beat the heat.
11. Headaches :Lemon juice with a few teaspoons of hot tea added is the treatment of a sophisticated New York bartender, for those who suffer with hangover headaches–and from headaches due to many other causes.
12. Stomach Health:Digestive problems are the most common ailments but warm water and lemon juice is the solution to most digestive problems. Lemon juice helps to purify the blood, reduces your chances of indigestion, constipation, eliminates toxins from the body, adds digestion and reduces phlegm.
13. Disinfect Cuts and Scrapes:Stop bleeding and disinfect minor cuts and scraps by pouring a few drops of lemon juice directly on the cut. You can also apply the juice with a cotton ball and hold firmly in place for one minute.
14. Reduce Asthma Symptoms:In addition to a general detoxifying diet, 2 tablespoons of lemon juice before each meal, and before retiring can reduce asthma symptoms.
15. Lemons help in alkalizing the body by restoring the pH balance of the body.
16. The acidic property of lemon will remove all the dirt attached to your teethand make them sparkly white.
17. If you are troubled by a stubborn cough, try having warm lemon water with honey twice a day.This soothes your throat and suppresses the cough, and you will experience relief almost immediately.
18. Lemon is antibacterial in nature. Its acidic property does not allow bacteria and viruses to survive for long. Having a cup of warm lemon water or lemon tea will soothe your throat and reduce the pain and inflammation as well.
19. Lemon has been discovered to have 22 anti-cancer compounds. These include limonene, which slows down the growth of cancer tumors, and flavonol glycosides, which can stop cell division in cancer cells.
20. The strong scent emitted by the lemon is found to be really effective in reducing nausea and vomiting during pregnancy.
21. Sucking on lemon or lemon candy, or even a good cup of lemon water helps in curing gastritis.
22. Lemonade made from two ounces of lemon juice in water is usually recommended to the patients suffering from gouty diathesis.
23. All forms of lemon, but in a mild concentration, are considered to be good for babies. Doctors advise parents to give their child warm water with lemon and honey to get rid of cough, diarrhea, and cholera.
24. The vitamin C in lemon helps in breaking down alcohol in the liver in addition to relieving your thirst. Hence, lemon juice is often recommended as a cure for hangovers.
25. Warm water with lemon juice is an amazing everyday dose to treat psoriasis. The citric acid present in lemon juice eases dryness and flaking, and the anti-inflammatory properties soothe inflammation.
26. Suck on a lemon to settle an upset stomach.
27. Mix one tablespoon of lemon juice with two tablespoons of salt to make a rust-removing scrub.
28. Heal dry skin. Cold winter winds can wreak havoc on your skin! Mix equal amounts of lemon juice and honey and apply on your face and neck. After 10 minutes rinse off with cold water. Lemon contains hydroxyl acid which is highly valued in many beauty products.
29. Lemons work wonders on chapped lips. As with the dry skin, chapped lips are hard to avoid in the colder months. Mix a teaspoon each of cream, lemon juice and honey and rub it on your lips. Use for a week and see your chapped lips disappear – naturally!  You can even use sugar as an exfoliant on your lips!  Just wet your lips, rub some sugar on them and rinse it off.
30. Revitalize dull or damaged hair. Combine ¾ cup olive oil, ½ cup raw honey, and 3 tbsp of lemon juice. Set aside. After shampooing your hair, towel dry and work the lemon juice mixture into your hair by combing it evenly throughout. Cover your hair with a plastic cap for ½ hour. Shampoo and rinse hair thoroughly.
31. Lemons can keep your living space smelling fresh! Lemons work wonders to remove unpleasant odors. Throw a few lemon peels into the winter fire or boil them in water on the stove to fill your home with a fresh, citrus fragrance.
32. Lemons can help lower your cholesterol after a season of holiday snacking. Mix a pinch of salt with warm lemon juice and drink daily.
33. An age-old remedy for curing asthma is to have a glass of lemonade at the break of the dawn. The antiseptic properties of lemon make it an excellent cure for asthma.
34. Getting rid of dark elbows can be quite a task.
35. Lemon is antifungal in nature. Cut a lemon in two halves and dip the halves in salt. Dab it over the infected area for a few minutes daily to get rid of ringworms.
36. It’s a proven fact that sucking on a lemon candy lowers the effects of thyroid troubles, be it thyroid cancer, hypothyroidism, or hyperthyroidism .
37. Instant energy boost
38. Lemon contains potassium, calcium, copper, and magnesium, which are important for strong bones.
39. Lemon peel has tengeretin, which is effective for brain disorders like Parkinson’s disease.
40. The consumption of vitamin C on a daily basis helps in treating weakened capillaries, which are the main cause of facial blood vessel ruptures.
41. Lemon has anticoagulant properties, which means it can prevent blood clots and reduce internal bleeding.Add lemon juice as a seasoning for good health.
42. We may not have known this, but lemon juice is blessed with anti-choleraproperties, which came in handy during the epidemic days. Lemon water kills the cholera bacilli within a short time.
43. Dropping lemon juice in nostrils is an age-old and highly effective remedy for nose bleeding.
44. If taken on a regular basis, lemon juice is effective in treating menorrhagia and hemorrhage.
45. Lemons are rich in antiviral compounds that make them highly efficient in curing hepatitis.
46. Adopt the habit of having a glass of lemon juice every day to minimize the chances of getting a heat or sunstroke .
47. Having lemonade on a daily basis is a natural remedy for weakness and debility.
48. Lemon juice works as one of the greatest home remedies for acute rheumatism. It ceases the pain and reduces swelling and redness of the area.
49. Lemon is full of antioxidants, and thus, it works wonders in preventing skin diseases such as erythema.
50. Lemon juice helps dissolve uric acid and other poisons. It also helps to liquefy the bile. All this helps in stimulating the liver and detoxifying it.
51. For getting rid of the eye bags resulting from a shortage of sleep and tiredness, apply lemon juice with a small cotton ball. Leave it on for some time and then wash it off using cold water.Lemon is rich in vitamin C, which helps in the synthesis of collagen and reduces the puffiness under your eyes.
52. Lemon is the best for treating oily skin.
53. The antiseptic properties of lemon help in killing microbes and germs in wounds.
54. The antifungal property of lemon kills the fungi causing dandruff, leaving you with healthy hair.
55. Lemon is very helpful in treating an itchy scalp as it balances the pH levels of the scalp, thus lowering the emission of excessive oils, which are a major factor in dandruff production.
56. Mix a few drops of lemon juice with amla juice and apply this mixture each night before going to sleep.
57. The strong cleaning power of concentrated lemon juice helps in scrubbing the most troublesome spots on your tables, chairs, or any furniture.
58. Sometimes, while eating fruits, you invariably end up staining your clothes. Since lemon is a natural bleach, it can remove these stains quite easily.
59. Prevent Cauliflower From Turning Brown:Cauliflower tends to turn brownish with even the slightest cooking. You can make certain the white vegetables remain by squeezing a teaspoon of fresh lemon juice on them before heating white.
60. Freshen the Fridge

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