Learn how to use lemons and lemon juice as a medicine. Check out the article we found over at Healthy and Natural World.
Lemons are so versatile and can be used in many ways to enhance your health. Lemons have been used for medicinal properties since ancient times. They have been cultivated in China and India for about 2,500 years. There are a lot of culinary uses for lemons in food and drink, and lemon is also used as a cleaning agent. This time I would like to share with you 10 uses for lemons that can improve your health. There are many more uses for lemon as a medicine, but let’s look at some of them:
1. Improve skin hyper-pigmentation
The citric acid in lemons does have natural lightening components. For a lightening mask apply 1 teaspoon each of lemon juice, natural yogurt and honey on your skin once a day for about 20 minutes. That is a slow process that will take some time until you see results. When using lemon on your skin, use sunscreen and avoid unnecessary time in the sun as lemons make your skin sensitive to light.
2. Treat acne and acne scars
Lemons have antibacterial properties because they have a low pH, so some sources say that they are effective at killing the bacteria that causes acne and improves acne scars. For best results, make sure you use full strength, undiluted lemon juice. Undiluted lemon juice dries the skin, so use a moisturizer afterwards.
3. Relieve cold symptoms and sore throat
Lemons contain high vitamin C which improves the immune system and speeds up recovery from infections. You can add lemon and honey to a tea to relieve cold symptoms and sore throat. Do it 3-4 times a day when you have a cold.
4. Treat dandruff
You can create a hair mask that uses 2 ingredients that are known to get rid of dandruff: lemon and yogurt. You can add honey to the mask or a few drops of carrier oil (such as almond oil) to prevent dryness of the hair. Just wash and rinse your hair, then rub the mask into the scalp, and leave for 10-15 minutes. You may apply this mask 2-3 times a week.
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Heather Martina
Nov 29. 2015
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Linda Hall
Nov 30. 2015
I do my lemon water everyday
Edwina Coy Lowe
Dec 01. 2015
Please, how much lemon juice in an 8 oz glass and should it be warm?
Edwina Coy Lowe
Dec 01. 2015
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Jasmine Green
Dec 29. 2015
I have been telling people for years that lemon juice is a godsend <3 Once again this is just another reason why I love natural home remedies so much <3 Instead of spending tons of my hard earned money on toxic medications and doctor bills I would much rather use more alternative medicine.I would highly suggest that everybody start using natural remedies, you will never go back. If you want to learn more about natural remedies I would suggest reading this story.
http://naturalstories.com/naturalremedies/
Judy Marg
Dec 29. 2015
So, how do you avoid/prevent the potential damage to teeth?
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Dec 29. 2015
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Dec 30. 2015
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Jean Puccio Rozakis
Dec 30. 2015
Straw’s !
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Nov 27. 2017
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