Lemon — a citrus which is appreciated not so much taste, how many the useful qualities. It is used in traditional medicine, in cookery, in cosmetology. Also the lemon helps to lose excess weight, to normalize work of an organism, it is better to make appearance.
Caloric content and nutrition value
In 100 g of a lemon 34 kcal contain.
Nutrition value of a citrus:
- proteins — 0.9 g;
- fats — 0.1 g;
- carbohydrates — 3 g.
Whether you know? The lemon can cope with insomnia and save from spring melancholy, but only for this purpose it is necessary to eat the whole fruit per day.
Vitamin and mineral structure
The considered citrus is very rich in vitamins. Contain in it:
- vitamin A — 0.002 mg;
- B1 vitamin — 0.04 mg;
- B2 vitamin — 0.02 mg;
- B3 vitamin — 0.2 mg;
- B5 vitamin — 0.2 mg;
- B6 vitamin — 0.06 mg;
- folic acid — 0.009 mg;
- ascorbic acid — 40 mg;
- tocopherol — 0.2 mg.
From minerals in a lemon are available:
- potassium — 163 mg;
- calcium — 40 mg;
- phosphorus — 22 mg;
- magnesium — 12 mg;
- sodium — 11 mg;
- sulfur — 10 mg;
- chlorine — 5 mg;
- pine forest — 0.175 mg;
- zinc — 0.125 mg;
- copper — 0.24 mg;
- iron — 0.6 mg;
- fluorine — 0.01 mg.
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Than the lemon is useful to a human body
This fruit can bring a lot of benefit for all family members.
Muzhchin
The lemon is capable to maintain male power. Since ancient times made male infertility medicine as it is capable to accelerate the movement of spermatozoa of this citrus and to improve quality of semen. Still fruit is applied to treatment of a prostate. Men who were taken unawares by a hangover are recommended to eat yellow fruit for improvement of the state of health. The considered citrus positively influences an organism as it is capable to accelerate processing of residues of alcohol in blood, splits and removes toxins, lowers arterial blood pressure, restores a mochevyvedeniye.
Men's means for shaving which part the lemon is promote refreshing of skin and protection against irritation.
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Zhenshchin
The considered citrus contains organic acids (including folic) which are very useful to a female body in the course of a reproduction. Also many active agents which can provide beauty and health to hair and skin are a part of a lemon. Being natural antioxidant, this fruit purifies skin, does it elastic and elastic, saves from pimples and eels. Also the citrus is capable to add to hair gloss if it is constant to apply its juice when washing the head.
We advise to read about influence of vitamins on a condition of hair (A, E, B7), skin (AE), nails.
Children
Children of school age are recommended to add lemon juice to drinks and dishes — it will help to increase immunity, to strengthen nervous system and to fill an organism with vitamin D.
Important! Children of younger age need to give the considered citrus very carefully and in limited quantity, differently allergic reaction can develop.
Application of "solar" fruit
This citrus is widely used in traditional and traditional medicine, for preparation of dishes, in the cosmetic purposes, for weight loss.
In cookery
Lemons can be eaten and fresh, but more often they are applied to production of confectionery, alcoholic and soft drinks. For giving to dishes of distinguished taste, the citrus is added to salads from fruit, desserts, pastries.
As seasoning juice of a lemon is used at preparation of snack, fried fish, sauces, a bird and rice dishes. Also it is applied at production of jam, syrups, creams. And it is possible to decorate with yellow segments of a citrus dishes very beautifully.
In dietology
Nutritionists recommend to add "solar" fruit to a diet to lose excess weight. Thanks to it hunger decreases, digestion improves, and the calcium necessary for combustion of fats is acquired quicker. Therefore doctors recommend to splash lemon juice a bird or fish, and to add a polished peel to salads and soups.
Essential oil of the considered fruit is used for massage and added to bathtubs for weight loss.
We advise to study recipes of use of oil of a lemon.
In traditional medicine
In this sphere, yellow fruit acts as vitamin. It is applied at hypostases, jaundice. This citrus with honey well helps at infectious diseases, and tea with this fruit saves from cold, fever and from bronchitis.
Juice of a lemon helps at diphtheritic raids with a throat, at bleedings from a nose, from callosities and from worms.
In cosmetology
Lemon juice often meets in compositions of creams, shampoos and other cosmetics. And it is not surprising, "solar" fruit is capable to bring benefit to teeth, hair, nails, skin.
Broth from this citrus helps to get rid of dandruff and to add to hair natural gloss. Its juice can remove pigmentary spots, freckles, to narrow pores and to remove heat-spots.
Lemon juice with olive oil is capable to remove small wrinkles and to prevent emergence of new. If to rub rough skin on lokotka and the Piglet a lemon piece, then it will become much softer. The lemon thin skin will help to strengthen nails. And the dental plaque will disappear if several times a month to brush teeth juice of a green lemon and grapefruit.
Important! More often than two times a week it is not necessary to carry out this procedure, otherwise it is possible to damage tooth enamel.
Whether pregnant women and the feeding mothers can eat
In the first two trimesters of pregnancy it is not forbidden to eat a lemon. It is very useful and its components help to be formed to bone tissues and nervous system of a fruit. But it is impossible to abuse fruit categorically as it is considered allergen. It is recommended to add citrus juice to tea or water. The smell and taste of a lemon will help to cope with toxicosis at the pregnant woman.
Future and feeding mothers need to monitor availability of vitamins B the food.
Last months it is better for pregnancy to refuse consumption of "solar" fruit that the newborn baby had no allergic reactions.
If the kid was only born, then the feeding mummy should not eat this citrus as risk of developing of an allergy very high. Several months later, it is possible to enter gradually it into the diet, watching reaction of the baby.
Whether it is possible to eat a skin and stones of a lemon
The skin of the considered citrus contains a lot of air and phytoncides, and because of them the dried peel has bitter taste. Thanks to special aroma, it is used in cookery for preparation of meat, fish, sauces. A dried peel flavor pastries, sweet dishes. In traditional medicine it is used for strengthening of heart, immunity. Infusion from a peel will caress a throat. Therefore the lemon skin will not do any harm.
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Lemon stones bitter on taste. It is not recommended to eat them. Also it is desirable not to allow their hit in tea — it neutralizes useful properties of a citrus. But if suddenly you unintentionally swallowed 1-2 stones, then it will not do harm to an organism.
Whether you know? In 2003 in the Guinness Book of Records registered the biggest lemon which weighed 5.265 kg. It was grown up by the farmer from Israel on the site.
Contraindications and harm
Except useful properties, the lemon can do harm to a human body and also has also a number of contraindications:
- the citrus contains a set of the organic acids irritating mucous digestive tract. Therefore people who have cholecystitis, the ulcer, pancreatitis raised by acidity cannot use "solar" fruit;
- it is necessary to use it moderately — it can provoke an allergy;
- the frequent use of a fresh citrus leads to destruction of tooth enamel;
- people who have problems with arterial blood pressure need to eat yellow fruit with care;
- the ascorbic acid which is a part of a lemon is diuretic. Therefore it is not necessary to have often tea with a citrus — it is capable to lead to organism dehydration.
In the absence of contraindications, it is possible to eat a lemon and to add its juice and a dried peel to food without restrictions, but observing a measure. Such use will not do any harm but only will improve the state of health.