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Go BackCitrus medica
| BINOMIAL NAME | Citrus medica |
| COMMON NAME | Citron |
| FAMILY | Rutaceae |
| TAMIL NAME | நாரத்தை |
| HABIT | Small evergreen tree |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaves are glabrous,elliptic ovate,bluntly pointed,articulated with the leaf blade.Branches and twigs are stiff.Flowers are oblong,large, purplish,inflorescences short,few-flowered racemes,petals lobed,purplish white.Fruit large,oblong or oval,surface smooth or rough and bumpy,fragrant,yellow when ripe,rind very thick. |
| MEDICINAL PROPERTIES | • It act as natural pain reliever and used treat cold. • It act as remedy for heartburn and promotes cardiovascular health • It is used in the treatment of Cancer. • It maintains healthy teeth and gums and act as natural remedy for bad breath. • It is used to treat insect bites and small cuts. • It act as a blood purifier as well as purifying the liver and used to control high blood pressure levels. |
| SOURCE | • https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00468-014-1022-1/tables/2 • https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/citron/ |
