The Contrast of Lemon When some doctors says to gout / arthritist / gastric patients, "Try some lemon"... I am sure that many family members would have shocked, even the patients themselves, with "No! No!" in their minds no matter it was an advice from their doctors. On the contrary... you would be surprised as much as I am when I did further research. Lemon (Lebu/nimbu)Citrus Acid family like Orages, etc. |
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The humble lemon contains most of the vitamins and minerals. It has magical and wonderful healing powers. It is a citrus fruit. (Example of other citrus fruits are orange, mandarine, tangerine, narangi, musumbi (lime), grape-fruit, grape, and shaddock.)
All citrus fruits are very rich sources of vitamins A, B and C. They also contain appreciable amounts of iron and calcium.
Lemons as medicine
Although there are many scientific reports about how Lemon's content can actually
help the body to regain energy through the balancing of oxygen and calcium content
in the Liver, it would have been really blur a lot of readers, including me. But
we should cut the chase and concentrate on more about what Lemon in general (from
the Internet) state it can help in the daily needs.
Lemon juice is stated to improve menorrhagia, nose-bleeding, hepatitis, gastric ulcer if taken several times daily. Of all foods which have also been used as medicines, lemons are the most commonly known. The custom of using a slice of lemon when eating a fish dinner was originally intended for remedial purposes rather than for flavouring. It was believed that if a fish bone were to be accidentally swallowed during the meal, the juice of lemon could dissolve it. Lemons have been used as a household romedy for colds, rheumatism, sore throat, gastric and liver troubles, headache, heartburn, biliousness etc. Lemon juice mixed with glycerine is used for chapped lips or chilblains. For constipation, the juice of a lemon as taken in a glass of hot water one-half hour before breakfast. Local application of lemon juice is used to allay irritation caused by bites of gnats and similar insects.
Lemon remedy: rheumatism (Arthritis, rheumatic diseases)
Use one or two ounces of lemon juice diluted in water should be taken three
times a day: one hour before meals and at bedtime.
Each morning: Drink 8 oz. Water with ½ lemon squeezed into into it (lemon stimulates gastric juices and has a slightly laxative effect.) Take 1 teaspoon psyllium husk mixed with 1 cup of water (stir & drink quickly). Follow with one more cup of water (important to avoid constipation!)
At all 3 meals: Take 1 tablet turmeric (400 mg.) & 1 tablet milk thistle (210 mg.).
3 times per day between meals:
Drink 1 cup of herbal tea made from the following:
7 cups purified water
3 Tablespoons Dandelion Root
1 Tablespoon licorice root
1 Tablespoon unpeeled fresh or dried ginger root
½ Tablespoon fennel seed
These herbs are available in bulk form in health food stores.
To make the tea:
Bring water and herbs to a simmer in a non-metal pot. Lower the heat,
cover and simmer 15 minutes. Turn off heat, let steep until tea cools
to room temperature. Strain into glass jar. Tea will keep in refrigerator
for 24 hours.
Lemon remedy: Common cold
Drink a large glass of hot water with the juice of a lemon added,
while at the same time have the feet in a deep bucket or other vessel
of water with mustard added to it. The water should be deep enough to
where it comes nearly up to the knees. Keep adding hot water to the
patient's tolerance and until the patient begins to perspire freely
(about 20-30 minutes). Be sure there is no draft on the person while this
is done. The patient should be near a bed so he can get in it easily and
avoid any danger of getting chilled. If convenient, a full hot bathtub
would be good in place of the foot-bath. The lemon water should be taken
every hour until the patient feels that all the symptoms of the cold are
gone.
Lemon remedy: Heartburn
A teaspoon of lemon juice in half a glass of water relieves heartburn.
Lemon remedy: Asthma relief
To relieve asthma, take a tablespoon of lemon juice one hour before each meal.
Lemon remedy: Sore throat
For sore throat, dilute lemon juice with water and gargle frequently. Dilute
one-half lemon juice with one-half water. It is even better to use straight
lemon juice.
Lemon remedy: felon
A slice of lemon bound over a felon (pus formation on a finger joint) will not
fail to bring the pus to the surface where it can be easily removed.
Lemon remedy: Stomach Ulcer
"How can one with an inflamed or ulcerated stomach partake in the juice?
Would not a strong acid like that of the lemon act as an irritant? That
would depend on how it was taken. If in quantity, yes. But to take it very
weak at first (diluted sufficiently in water), it will cease to burn. The
sufferer afflicted with ulcerated stomach has to use great perseverance to
affect a cure, and it can be cured if care and patience is used. The gastric
juice in the stomach is four times as strong as lemon juice."
In these cases, one to two tablespoons of Aloe Vera Gel before the lemon
water is recommended. Taking 500 mg. of Bromelin has also proven to be helpful.
Lemon remedy: Corn
Lemon juice applied to corns a few times a day makes an effective remedy.
Bind the corn and leave it overnight, you can expect wonderful results.
information was extracted from online-family-doctor.com, evegetarian.net and heall.com
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