How Does This Ayurvedic Food Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Stimulating & Juicy

Lemons have a strong sour flavor, a vivid zing that puckers the lips. The potent lemon flavor has an equally strong effect on the body. Consuming the juice encourages saliva in your mouth which makes your mouth watery. It also encourages secretions in stomach and digestive tract organs, improving taste and digestion while freshening the breath. Lemon Juice softens stools as well, aiding regular elimination. The juice in hot water is a mild morning laxative choice for many, helping to keep your gut clean. Lemons nourish deficient blood plasma and help rebuild fluids.

Lemon & Cleansing

The fresh scent of lemon evokes the very icon of cleanliness and purity. The sour taste of lemon increases the flow of bile, flushing the liver and gall bladder. Since bile stores many blood born toxins, lemons also detoxify the blood. Flushing bile also helps to prevent gallstones, and improves fat metabolism. Every drink lemonade in the summer? Lemons have a cooling effect on the skin because they help you sweat. Sweat facilitates the elimination of toxins through the skin.

Lemon & the Lungs

The fruit has an effect on other body systems as well. Lemons promote fluid secretions in the lungs and blood plasma. The thick, muzzy mucus buildup of a spring Kapha imbalance can be broken up by consuming lemon juice. The juice aids in liquefying and expectorating the dense mucus. Dry and dehydrated Vata conditions, like Dry Stomach Syndrome, exacerbated by the crisp autumn months, are also aided by the fluid-giving nature of lemons. You may also turn to the sour fruit for cold and flu relief - lemons are loaded with vitamin C.

A Panacea?

Lemon juice is in fact an excellent remedy to have around for many complaints. For instance, lemon juice may be applied to sores to help the healing process, and relieve itching from bug bites. It may be used as a antibacterial gargle for sore throats. Lemons reduce acidity in the stomach. They reduce bleeding of the gums and internal mucus membranes, and reduce output of urinary calcium which helps to prevent kidney stones. They also reduce uric acid. Where limes soothe the lining of your digestive tract, lemons can aggravate Pitta when the digestive tract is already inflamed.

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About Lemon

The origin of lemons are a mystery. Do they come from southern india? burma? or china? Speculation abounds. Genetic study reveals lemons are a hybrid of a sour orange and a citron.

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Cooking Lemon

Many food cultures, such as Moroccan cuisine, are in love with the sour juice and zingy zest, so in love that an excellent meal will include several lemons no matter the season. Lemons bring the sun-kissed brightness that is an indescribable factor, transforming a meal from blah to beautiful. California cuisine, a popular way of preparing fresh and seasonal food simply, relies heavily on good olive oil, quality sea salt, fresh herbs, and of course, lots of lemon juice, to great acclaim.

Lemons may be eaten raw by the brave, squeezed into drinks to lighten up sweet juices, as a finishing touch in a bean dish, or in fish and tofu marinades. Many would not consider a cup of tea proper without a wedge of lemon. The juice is favored in salad dressing and the essence of the American favorite, lemonade. Lemon zest appears in unlikely places, like in apple pie filling, or in more likely preparations, adding a lightness to aioli. Lemon tenderizes meat by breaking collagen fibers. Salty and sour preserved lemons are popular in Moroccan cuisine, elevating stew dishes from heavy into heavenly. Browse Recipes