Citrus limon (Elumichai)

Elumichai

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Botanical name:

Citrus limon (Linn)                                                                  

Action:

Refrigerant, Rubefacient, Carminative

Uses:

Treatment of Vomiting, Gastric ulcer, Pitham diseases and normalising mukkuttram (when vatham , pitham and kabam are deranged) .

Part used:

Fruit

Method of preparation:

Prepared as pickles and taken along with food or as fresh juice

Dosage:

As recommended by physician

Duration:

40 days

Diet regimen:

General Instructions to be followed.

Benefaction:

Helpful in the treatment of Ascites

Best used for prevention of ageing and greying of hair.

Note: Consulting a qualified siddha physician is mandatory for optimal results

References:

1.  A hand book of common siddha kayakalpa (Rasayana) herbs for healthy life, CCRAS, Dept.of AYUSH, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, New Delhi, 2008

2.   K.S.Murugesa Mudaliar, Siddha Materia Medica (Medicinal Plants Division), Directorate of Indian Medicine & Homeopathy, Chennai-106, 2013, P-158.