Lemon

 Lemon 

Lemon is the brother of oranges, and one of the most prestigious citrus fruits. It is called "Limon" or "lemon" in foreign languages, and in Lebanon, its name is given to oranges and distinguishes them by naming one of them "sour lemon" and the other "sweet lemon" and in Iraq, it is called "noumi".

 And in all cases and names, we mean fruits that are at the forefront of both nutritious and healing fruits. Regardless of its different tastes, types and sizes, between sweetness and acidity, between large and small, roughness and sweetness, lemon is an ancient fruit that appeared in Asia and flourished in its cultivation in the White Sea basin. in particular, and from there it moved to Europe, keeping its Arabic name.

Since ancient times, people have used lemon to cure a number of epidemics and diseases, such as cholera, typhoid, rheumatism, gout, intestinal infections, and liver disease.

The rapid spread of epidemics in the past has had an effect on raising the status of lemons from generation to generation, with the expansion of the range of healing services they provide, and we can still remember how demanded. of lemons increased when the cholera epidemic appeared in some countries in the Middle East. With lemon. They advised people to add lemon to drinking water after boiling because lemon has the property of killing germs and cholera that spread in water.

Those who have newborns wrote that doctors and midwives pour a drop of lemon in the eyes of newborns as soon as they are born, which means to clean the eyes of the newborn and protect it from evil infections. and transmission of dormant germs in the folds of the mother's reproductive system.

We can also remember how people came to prevent influenza by means of the lemon when it invaded our region, and how it proved its decisive effect in preventing influenza germs from growing and spreading.

The secret of the large potential of lemon in the field of prevention and treatment is due to its containment of a number of vitamins and minerals since it is rich in vitamins (A, A) and

(B2, B2,), (B12, B12) and (BB, PP) in addition to iron, lime, potash, phosphorus, carbohydrates, proteins and fats.

But the richness of lemons in vitamins is represented in particular by vitamin (C and C), which together with citric acid is the main component of this fruit. As we have already mentioned about oranges, vitamin (C, C) is useful in case of bite disease (Iskra Bout)

 In addition to its other features mentioned previously.

International physician Dr "Matton," said lemon is a more effective and potent drug in oral disease and prevention, especially diseases that lead to loose teeth and premature fall.

And lemon is a handful for the blood vessels because it is a blood coagulant, so it is used to heal wounds and treat wounds, so if a person is suffering from nosebleeds (nosebleeds), it can be stopped by patting the mouth of the nose with a piece of cloth soaked in lemon juice, and the effect of this will be quick and decisive.

 Considering the effect of vitamin C on the thyroid gland, lemon is considered - accordingly - to soothe the nerves. Doctors have recommended that anyone who complains of merit (that is, an enlarged thyroid gland located at the front of the neck) to increase lemon intake, or vitamin glaucoma. (Bathroom)

While people with hyperthyroidism complain about the availability of nerves, nervous disorders and fibroids, the effect of lemons as sources of the mentioned vitamin need not be mentioned.

Lemon has been shown to have the ability to restore tissue as it has a building effect on body tissue

It extends to all these tissues, because the lime that enters the body is neither represented nor confirmed in the organic matter unless it is supplemented with vitamin (D, (D) or vitamins (C, C)), and this means that the milk that is given is devoid of the vitamin because it is sterilized or stored in cans. It is useless if it is not supplemented with a substance rich in vitamin (C, Neck

 (D and D), until the National Conference on Childhood and Motherhood, held in Italy, adopted decisions and recommendations in this regard to add lemons and oranges to the diet of pregnant women and children fed formula milk at meals, and therefore calcined milk can be used.

 Another characteristic of lemon is that it contains salts and organic acids that help to burn waste and salts, therefore it is described in cases of rheumatism, gout, high blood pressure, arteriosclerosis, varicose veins, sciatica and various nerve pains.

Lemon is used in all cases of fever, especially when patients have a high temperature because it helps excrete waste products, increases urine output, and affects the adrenal and thyroid glands, which regulate the pulse.

 And lemons are anti-toxins. The Pharaohs tell us an amazing story about two people sentenced to death, who were led to execution by the bite of a type of snake called "Aspic", but one of the lemon sellers patted the hands of each of the convicts a large lemon which they ate at the same time, and how astonished the judge overseeing the execution of the execution was when It became clear to him that the snake bite did not affect the convict, and after careful investigation, he was able to devote himself to secrecy. To ensure the validity of his findings, he summoned two other convicts and gave one of them a lemon and offered them to the snakebite. The case and modern science has supported the validity of this theory and recognized the ability of lemon in the field of resistance to toxins.

And lemon peel has the ability to strengthen the liver, because it is edible after removing its surface layer by scratching, and it is also useful in expelling worms, gas and intestinal infections.

We must highlight the warnings we have cited regarding the excessive consumption of oranges and their juice, which also apply to lemons, and how many painful incidents girls of flowering age have suffered serious complications from the fact from their excessive consumption of lemon juice to be slim and lean.

And we must - also - make a clear distinction between lemons and citric acid because there is not the slightest relation between the two. While the former is considered to be a fruit, the latter is a drug called "tartaric acid" with astringent property, and therefore it is not allowed to be used in food or salads, as real lemon is nutritious, appetizing and sterile.

Lemon juice is considered a good moisturizer in the summer because it is refreshing and capable of quenching thirst, and whether taken as a cooler in the form of a "lemon" or hot as a boil. In Iraq, dried small lemon fruits called "Noumi Basra" are used to prepare hot porridge in summer and winter in the same way. For what tea is prepared.

 We can not fail to mention that lemon is prescribed in cases of infection of the urinary tract (kidney, prostate and bladder) if the sewage appears and is washed away with its ability to diuretic and excrete waste.

 And if a patient is prevented from using ordinary table salt, then in the lemon there is something that compensates for this salt because the lack of ordinary salt in food loses its flavour, therefore the patient's soul is healed. But if lemon juice is added to it, then the potassium salts in it are enough to make the food acceptable. More.

 Finally, lemon is digestible and appetizing because its acidity stimulates salivary secretions and the intestinal glands. It contains digestive yeast "diastase", but if it is squeezed on cooked food, it gives it back the vitamin lost due to the heat of cooking or boiling, and by putting lemon in the vegetables that are taken Without cooking, it sterilizes it and eliminates germs. 

Recipe for using lemon as a disinfectant and disinfectant

Lemon juice is used to clear the throat, tonsils, and congested areas of the mouth to help fight infections and suffocation.

 Prescription of Dr Henry Despla in the fight against rheumatism.

He begins by eating one lemon per day, then increases the amount of one lemon per day until it becomes ten lemons on the tenth day, then decreases by one lemon per day until it becomes one. lemon on the twentieth day, which means that the medicinal amount for treating rheumatism is one hundred lemons.

A recipe for using lemon in indigestion.

A quantity of lemon juice is collected in a bowl, then a glass of Vichy water is brought, or a glass of water is dissolved in half a spoonful of soda ash. As a result, a reaction occurs which results in a newly installed "soda citrate".

A recipe for using lemon to give the face freshness and radiance.

Lemon slices are placed on the face and neck every night for a quarter of an hour, or massaged on the face or hair, to restore tyrannicality and freshness to wrinkled skin and to strengthen the hair follicles for avoiding the spread of baldness on the head.

 A recipe for using lemon to treat dry skin.

Mix lemon juice and glycerin and massage dry or chapped skin with this mixture.

A recipe for the use of lemon flowers in the treatment of nerve.

The lemon flowers are dried, then boiled in the same way as tea is boiled.

A recipe for using lemon to clean household utensils.

Copper and silver utensils are cleaned with a slice of lemon, then washed with boiling water, and returned to their bright and shiny colour.

A recipe for using lemon to remove rust from cloth.

A slice of lemon is placed on the rust stain that affects white fabrics, after squeezing it between two pieces of cloth, then pressed with a hot iron, the process is repeated after renewing the slide several times, and the stain is completely removed.