Citrus AURANTIFOLIA (Christ.) Sw.
| Synonym : | Citrus medica Var. acida Citrus × acida Pers. Citrus × excelsa Wester Citrus × javanica Blume Limonia × aurantiifolia Christm. |
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| Bangla Name : | Lebu, Kaghzilebu, Patilebu. ,Tha Rock Pa (Marma |
| English Name : | Lime. |
| Family : | Rutaceae |
| Disease : | Skin disease, nausea, stomachic, antiscorbutic, refrigerant, antiseptic, anthelmintic, biliousness, sore throat, eye complaints, relieves vomiting, indigestion, fever and filariasis. |
| Description : | Spinous shrub up to 2.5 m high. Leaves winged, lamina elliptic-oblong. Racemes short, flowers small, petals usually 4. Fruit usually small, 4-6 cm long, globose or ovoid, pulp very acid. |
| Distribution : | Cultivated throughout the country. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Fruit juice is rich in ascorbic, citric and malic aids and their salts. The peel contains 6-glucoside of aureusidine and an essential oil, which is mainly composed of d-limonene and citral. It also contains hesperidin, neo-hesperidin, nobiletin, citromiti |
| Uses : | Fruits are used against skin irritation and nausea, juice is appetizer, stomachic, antiscorbutic, refrigerant, antiseptic and anthelmintic, used in biliousness, sore throat and eye complaints, relieves vomiting. Salted peel is recommended for indigestion. |
| Habit : | Shrub |