Lemon is a citrus fruit native to Asia. It is being used for natural health benefits since ages because it has wonderful medicinal powers for almost all kinds of diseases. For example, lemon is very well known for killing infections and improving immunity.
According to Ayurveda, lemon is destroyer of vata-pitta disorder, aruchi (dislike of foods), short breath, hiccups, dryness of mouth and cough. It gives nourishment to body. It also cures vomiting and piles. These health benefits of lemon makes it king of medicines.
Lemon is known as “Prana” in Ayurveda because of these health benefits and miraculous medicinal powers.
There are many more Lemon health benefits for you over medicines which I’m revealing here. For example, it is acidic by nature but amazingly cures acidity by proper use.
5 Lemon Health Benefits
Hair Loss Prevention : 1st Health Benefit of Lemon
Why lemon works good for hair loss? Because according to Ayurveda, lemon is good for balancing air element in whole body which flows nutrients all over. Therefore, if you rub it on your head before going to take a bath, it corrects the flow of air and nutrients and stops hair fall.
How to Stop Hair Loss with the Help of Lemon
Add 3 spoon sugar and 2 spoon water in juice of 1 lemon. Apply it in roots of hair and rinse after approx. 1 hour. It cures both dandruff and hair loss because sugar balances heat in blood of head area.
It prevents premature aging of hairs. The lemon provides sufficient nutrients for their growth. This two way formula works great to prevent hair loss.
Rheumatic and Joint Pains Remedy : 2nd Health Benefit of Lemon
Generally acidic foods are prohibited in rheumatic and joint pains. But lemon is the only sour food which can be consumed in rheumatic and joint pains, if it suits you.
Drinking lemon juice on an empty stomach in morning gives relief in rheumatic and joint pains.
How to Use Lemon for Rheumatic Pain Relief
Add 1 lemon juice and 1/2 tea spoon garlic juice in 1/4 cup of water. Drink it for back pain relief and rheumatic pain relief.
Lemon and garlic both balance air element in body and garlic provides lubrication also. Therefore back pain is relieved quickly.
Cure Constipation : 3rd Health Benefit of Lemon
Lemon is best friend of digestive and elimination system because it is controller of fire element as well.
Fire in the body digest the food in stomach and intestines. If this fire is not balanced then the result is constipation and other digestive diseases.
How to Use Lemon to Cure Constipation
Add 4 tea spoon aloevera juice, 1 spoon lemon juice, 1/2 spoon ginger juice and a pinch of black salt. Drink it daily on empty stomach. It is world’s best home remedy for constipation.
Lemon For Skin : 4th Health Benefit of Lemon
Your skin always directly exposed to environment and remains in constant contact with many harmful substances. Lemon is a short term preservative and can care your beautiful skin.
How to Use Lemon for Skin Care
Make a paste of lemon juice and turmeric. Apply it on dry skin. Rinse after 30 minutes. Skin will be protected by preservative lemon juice and antibiotic turmeric. It makes the skin soft.
If your skin is oily, then take juice of 1/2 lemon in a bowl. Add 4 tea spoon gram flour and 1/4 cup cucumber juice in it. Mix it well to make paste. Apply it on face, hands and legs. Rinse after half an hour. Your oily skin becomes normal by magic of lemon.
Acidity or Heartburn : 5th Health Benefit of Lemon
Lemon is sour but relieves heartburn because it has marvelous property to heal disorder related to bile juice or pitta.
How to Use Lemon to Cure Acidity
Take a glass of water. Add juice of 1/2 lemon and 3-4 tea spoon of sugar in it. Drink it and take lunch after half an hour. Don’t drink it after taking lunch.
Take it continuously for approx. 2 months. You will find it that the lemon is very good for controlling your Acidity or Heartburn remedy.
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Respected Sachin Goyal,
I am very suffering from head pain. Please have you any solution of it. And some times my eyes are very tired. Please help me in it.
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