What is the efficacy and role of lemon fruit

Lemon (Lemon fruit, Lime, Yimou fruit, Lemon)

Lemon is a small evergreen tree of the genus Citrus in the family Rutaceae, native to Southeast Asia, now mainly from the United States, Italy, Spain and Greece, mainly for juicing and sometimes as a culinary seasoning, but basically not as a fresh food because it is too acidic. Lemon is one of the most medicinal fruits in the world, rich in vitamin C, sugar, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B1, etc. It is effective in dispelling summer heat, relieving phlegm and cough, and strengthening the spleen and stomach. Because of its richness in vitamin C, it has solved the fatal problem of long-distance sailing for Westerners——scurvy, as the British Navy used it for vitamin C supplementation.

Effects of lemon

Efficacy:

Astringent, antipyretic, appetizing, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, cosmetic, antiemetic, prevent cardiovascular disease

Nutritional value:

Citric acid, is potassium, calcium, iron, vitamin C, flavonoids

 

Suitable for people:

It can be consumed by the general population. It is especially suitable for [hot and dry mouth, indigestion], [vitamin C deficiency, fetal movement] uncomfortable [pregnant women], [kidney stones, hypertension, myocardial infarction] people.

Contraindicated groups:

 

[Stomach ulcers, excessive acidity], patients with [dental caries, diabetes] should not eat.

Efficacy and effects of lemon

 

1 Fight scurvy Lemon contains a lot of vitamin C, which can fight scurvy.

2Prevent cardiovascular diseaseLemon is rich in vitamin C and vitamin P, which can effectively prevent cardiovascular disease.

 

3Beauty and beautyLemon contains many nutrients such as vitamin B1, vitamin B2 and vitamin C. It is also rich in organic acid, citric acid, which can be anti-aging and beauty care.

 

4 Enhancement of memory Lemon contains a large amount of water-soluble vitamin C, which can improve the problem of poor blood circulation, daily consumption can enhance memory and improve the flexibility of thinking and reaction.

 

5 Improve immunity Lemon contains high amounts of citric acid and vitamin C, which promotes hematopoiesis, improves resistance, and speeds recovery from trauma.

 

6 The peel of lemon is rich in aromatic volatile components, which can relieve the summer heat and wake up the spleen.

 

7 Clearing heat and phlegm lemon peel is more effective than citrus in removing phlegm.

 

8 Anti-emetic lemon has an anti-emetic effect. Pregnant women can place some lemons next to their beds and get up in the morning to smell them, which has the effect of eliminating morning sickness.

 

What to watch out for when consuming lemons?

 

1 Lemons are too acidic to eat fresh, but can be used for side dishes and juicing.

 

2 When cooking food with a fishy smell, you can put fresh slices of lemon or lemon juice into the pot before starting, to remove the fishy smell.

 

3 Toothache, diabetic patients, stomach and duodenal ulcers or patients with excessive stomach acid should not eat more.

 

How to choose a lemon?

 

When choosing a lemon, you can choose according to your personal preference, generally the more rounded lemons will be less acidic juice will be more, and the longer lemons will be more acidic.

 

After that, it's time to smell the fruit, the aroma of the lemon will be very pure, and then squeeze the lemon, generally firm lemon and not soft skin lemon is good lemon, if the soft lemon proves that it is not fresh, and the lemon fruit head will have a green knot, if it falls off is also not fresh lemon.

 

How do you store lemons?

 

How to store lemons?

The method of preserving lemons varies according to the situation. If you don't finish the sliced lemons, you can put them in a jar and add honey or sugar or bee sugar to protect them from corrosion. The actual fact is that you can get a lot of the same things that you would get if you were to get a lot of the same things.