Lemon is one of the common fruits in our daily life. Because lemon is very acidic when consumed directly, many people like to drink lemon water for beauty and weight loss. In addition, lemon has many health benefits. Let's take a look at the benefits of lemon.
1. Beauty and Skincare
The use of lemon juice for beauty dates back to 2500 BC in the Babylonian kingdom. Noble women used lemon cream on their hair and face to make their hair soft and shiny and their complexion delicate and fair. Nowadays, it is still popular in Japan and Southeast Asia. Drinking fresh lemon juice with white sugar, rock sugar, or honey every day can make the complexion fair and radiant, prevent freckles and blood stains, and also have a certain effect on treating gum abscesses.
2. Dandruff and Itch Relief
People who have dandruff problems can also use lemon juice for treatment. The method is to mix one tablespoon of lemon juice with shampoo and wash your hair once, then rinse with two tablespoons of lemon juice diluted in two cups of water. If used for a long time, you will find that dandruff gradually disappears.
3. Heat Relief and Appetite Improvement
Despite its sour and slightly bitter taste, lemon can relieve heat and stimulate the appetite. In the hot and humid summer, many people feel tired and lack of appetite after long hours of work or study. Drinking a glass of lemon water with its refreshing and sour taste can invigorate the spirit and increase appetite.
4. Boosting Immunity
Lemon helps remove toxins from the body, purify the blood, and maintain the balance of the immune system. If you have a persistent cough, drinking lemon water every day for a period of time can help improve it. Lemon contains a large amount of lemon salt, which can prevent and treat kidney stones. Lemon juice is also effective in treating rheumatism. For women who smoke, brushing their teeth with lemon can whiten the black and yellow parts of their teeth.
5. Preventing Cardiovascular Diseases
Lemon is rich in vitamin C and vitamin P, which can enhance the elasticity and toughness of blood vessels, and prevent and treat hypertension and symptoms of myocardial infarction. In recent years, research abroad has also found that green lemons contain a substance similar to insulin, which can lower abnormal blood sugar levels.
6. Pain Relief and Fatigue Alleviation
The citric acid in lemon stimulates taste buds, increases the secretion of digestive fluids, improves gastrointestinal digestion, and increases appetite. It can also effectively relieve post-exercise fatigue, muscle soreness, and joint pain, and improve physical performance. If you have muscle soreness, rubbing the affected area with a piece of lemon can relieve fatigue. If your feet are sore, mixing lemon juice with hot water and using it to soak your feet will have a great effect.
7. Heat-clearing and Phlegm-eliminating
Lemon can also eliminate phlegm. Clinical studies have found that lemon peel is more effective in eliminating phlegm than oranges. In the hot and humid summer, if you do not pay attention to your diet, the internal dampness of the body and the external dampness of the natural climate will interact with each other, leading to the accumulation of dampness and phlegm. Therefore, when there is too much phlegm and discomfort in the throat during summer, warm lemon juice mixed with water and a small amount of salt can help cough out the accumulated thick phlegm.
8. Refreshing and Brain-awakening
Drinking lemon water regularly or applying cold compresses with lemon has a good refreshing and brain-awakening effect. You can put lemon in a small amount of hot water and then apply the lemon water on your forehead for cold compresses. The unique fragrance and coolness of lemon can effectively awaken the brain. It is recommended not to directly apply lemon on the skin before sunbathing, as it will not only provide sun protection, but also increase the sensitivity of the skin and accelerate sunburn.
