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Lime (Mexican and West Indian lime)
Citrus aurantifolia
This page contains information on lime. It is used in alternative herbal treatments to treat ailments such as, bilious headaches, brightening dull hair and detoxifying the body.
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Rutaceae |
Genus and specie |
Citrus aurantifolia |
Sour lime as well as Mexican or West Indian lime.
It is a small tree with light green, ovate leaves and white flowers, followed by ovoid green fruits with a sour pulp.
Leaves, fruit, peel and oil are used.
It has cooling and astringent properties.
- Internal use
- Internally, with leaves infused as a herbal tea, it is helpful for bilious headaches. The fresh juice is also used to counter diarrhea.
- External use
- In folklore lime is sometimes used externally to lighten the skin, but can be irritating and should be avoided. A few drops can be added to the final rinse water while washing hair to brighten otherwise dull hair.
- Aromatherapy and essential oil use
- Lime essential oil will energize a tired mind, while banishing apathy and anxiety. It stimulates the digestive system, detoxifies the body, cools fevers and is useful in treating rheumatic pain.
- On the skin, it has an astringent action and helps to clear congested skin and stems bleeding from minor cuts.
- The therapeutic properties of lime oil are antiseptic, antiviral, astringent, aperitif, bactericidal, disinfectant, febrifuge, haemostatic, restorative and tonic.
Lime oil can cause phototoxicity if the skin is exposed to sunlight after application, but this effect is not found in oil obtained by cold expression.
To promote the interest and use of herbs and natural complementary health alternatives, we have included information on the following herbs.
Please note - although we discuss a wide variety of herbs, not all of them are used or sold by us.
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