USES AND THERAPEUTIC QUALITIES OF LEMON
In every house there is quite often a lemon, as it is used in many recipes but also in many other applications…sometimes surprising.
- lemon juice, poured over fruit, prevents its blackening.
- lemon juice, put in a bowl with water and artichokes, prevents their blackening.
- lemon juice, added to oil, salt and spices, is used to marinate meat or fish.
- lemon juice is essential to make jams and marmalades.
- lemon peel is ideal to flavor sauces, creams and cakes.
However the lemon has also many therapeutic qualities both in the fruit and in the peel. It, in fact, contains vitamin C, citric acid, flavonoids, vitamin B, calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, phosphorous, potassium and fibers.
THERAPEUTIC QUALITIES:
THERE IS MORE !
- Lemon juice can be used to remove excess fat from dishes and pots and degrease the oven
- Lemon is used to remove strong smell from hands and from refrigerator.
- Lemon juice, added to bicarbonate, can be used as natural toothpaste.