Wild lemon
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Scientific name
Citrus medica L.
English Name
Wild lemon
Malayalam name
ഗണപതി-നാരകം
Common name
Ganapathi-naragam
Description
- Habit : Shrub
- Habitat : Cultivated in homesteads
- Leaves : simple, alternate. Inflorescence axillary
- Flowers : white, bisexual
- Fruits : ovoid-oblong, yellowish
- Seeds : numerous.
How to use
- Flavoring agent : The thick rind of the fruit can be sliced and added to salads and used as flavoring in cakes,puddings.
- Scorpion bite : Apply a fine paste of tender leaves on the bite to relieve burning and pain instantly.
Uses
Treatment of tumours, sore throat, cough, asthma, thirst
Parts used
Fruit, root and buds.
Conservation
Propagation & Cultivation
It can be propagated through seeds and vegetative means.Shield or T budding is the most commonly used method of vegetative propagation.Prefers a deep, well-drained but moisture-retentive loamy soil in full sun
