Home Remedies using Lemons for your Health
Instead of spending bundles of money on hair care and beauty products, effective solutions could be closer than you think. The lemon has the power to internally and externally treat your body. There are a wide range of home remedies using lemons that you may want to incorporate into your daily regimens.
Benefits of Lemon for Health
The scent of lemons is known to uplift the spirits and enhance moods, which makes it a home remedy miracle worker for both inside and outside the body. People have used lemons and lemon juice for their hair, nails, and skin. As an internal remedy, lemon juice provides the body with vitamin C, vitamin B, riboflavin, as well as minerals, such as calcium, phosphorus and magnesium. Lemons also deliver an antibacterial effect.
Lemon Home Remedies for Health
Lemons with smooth, oily skins make the best candidates for home remedies. They should have a nice weight to them. Choose bright yellow lemons that have no green tinges. Lemons will start to lose the effectiveness after one week at room temperature. They will keep longer (two to three weeks) when stored in the refrigerator. Home remedies using lemons for your health include:
a) Dandruff Fighter:
Work one tablespoon of lemon juice into your wet hair. Follow up by shampooing your hair, and then applying a mixture of two tablespoons of lemon juice and two cups of water. Repeat this process every other day until you see an improvement in your dandruff problem.
b) Treat Minor Wounds:
Stop the bleeding and disinfect minor wounds by applying a small amount of lemon juice. Yes, this remedy will sting a bit, but it is for the best.
c) Relieve Itchiness:
Lemon juice can provide relief for itchy skin conditions, such as poison ivy rashes and insect stings.
d) Treat Nosebleeds:
Pour lemon juice onto a small piece of cotton and gently apply to the nostrils when someone is suffering a nosebleed. Some people have reported that this remedy does sting a bit.
e) Skin Rejuvenator:
With natural antiseptic properties, lemons can rejuvenate the skin by adding a glow to the face. The juice also helps combat signs of aging, such as blackheads and wrinkles.
f) Fade Burn Scars:
Apply lemon juice to burn scars to help fade their appearance.
g) Lose Weight:
Drinking lemon water can assist in achieving weight loss goals – simply add lemon juice to lukewarm water and drink in the morning to jumpstart your metabolism.
h) Treat Rheumatism:
Since lemons possess diuretic properties, you can use the fruit to treat rheumatism and arthritis because they will help flush out toxins and bacteria in the body.
i) Enhance Your Mood:
Just taking a look at the bright yellow color of lemons will put you in a good mood.
j) Fever Reducer:
Try drinking hot lemon water when battling a fever associated with the cold or flu. The liquid helps break a fever by increasing perspiration.
k) Blood Purifier:
It is said that drinking glasses of lemon water can act as a blood purifier for people battling diseases like cholera or malaria.
l) Throat Infections:
The fruit offers antibacterial benefits that aids in treating throat infections, including tonsillitis and strep.
m) Sore Throat:
Soothe a sore throat by drinking a combination of lemon juice and one teaspoon of honey. To make a healing syrup, mix four tablespoons of lemon juice, one cup of honey, and ½ cup of olive oil. Heat the concoction for five minutes, and then take one teaspoon every two hours. Some people will also gargle with a mixture of lemon juice and water.
n) High Blood Pressure:
A glass of lemon water can help treat high blood pressure by offering beneficial potassium to the body, which helps control high blood pressure.
o) Respiratory Issues:
Treat respiratory problems by drinking lemon water – a remedy that can help an asthmatic breathe easier.
p) Digestive Problems:
Mix lemon juice with hot water to treat digestive issues, such as heartburn, parasites, nausea, bloating and belching.
q) Constipation:
Drink lemon juice on a regular basis to keep your bowels eliminating more efficiently. For constipation, add the juice of a lemon to a glass of hot water, and drink 30 minutes before eating your breakfast [1].
r) Hiccups:
Some people have consumed lemon juice as a way to stop their hiccups.
s) Liver Tonic:
Your liver is encouraged to produce more bile when you drink lemon juice. Because of this, digestion of your food becomes easier.
t) Toothache:
Apply fresh lemon juice to a toothache to alleviate pain.
u) Bleeding Gums:
Massaging lemon juice on your gums can stop bleeding. The juice can also alleviate bad odors associated with gum disease.
v) Lemon and Coffee:
Treat headaches (especially migraines) and other conditions (such as malaria) by adding lemon to your cup of coffee.
w) Diuretic Properties:
Lemons can help people with urinary tract infections and issues with high uric acid because they offer diuretic effects.
x) Brighten Fingernails:
Lemon juice can bleach dull-looking fingernails. Soak your nails in lemon juice for 10 minutes. Some people will rub a lemon wedge directly on the nails for faster results.
y) Blackhead Eraser:
To get rid of blackheads, apply lemon juice to your face before going to bed. In the morning, rinse your face with cool water. Repeat this process for a couple of nights, and soon, you will see that your pores have begun to shrink and your blackheads will have faded in appearance. To treat blackheads that have turned into pimples, dab lemon juice two times per day on irritated skin to dry up blemishes.
z) Hair Lightener:
Enjoy blonde highlights without the chemicals by applying a mixture of ¼ cup lemon juice and ¾ cup water to your hair. For quicker and more visible results, dry your hair in the sun.
aa) Fade Age Spots:
Lighten age spots (also known as liver spots) and freckles by applying lemon juice directly onto the skin. Leave it on for 15 minutes, and then rinse the skin with lukewarm water.
bb) Treat Dry Elbows:
Soften dry, scaly skin on your elbows by creating a paste out of lemon juice and baking soda. Rub the remedy into your elbows to take advantage of inexpensive exfoliation.
cc) Wart Remover [2]:
Apply lemon juice directly on a wart to dissolve the unwanted blemish. Use a Q-tip to apply the juice and repeat the process for several days to allow the acids work their magic.
Resources
[1] http://www.online-family-doctor.com/fruits/lemon.html
[2] Extraordinary Uses for Ordinary Things by Reader’s Digest; pg. 201.
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