Lemon (Citrus × limon (Linnaeus) Osbeck), a woody citrus of the rutaceae family, having branches with few or nearly no thorns, young leaves and flower buds dark purplish red; Leaves are ovate or elliptic; The outside of the petals is lavender red, the inner side is white; The fruit is oval or ovate, with thick rind, lemon yellow; Flowering period from April to May; Fruit season from September to November.
Fruit oval or ovate, narrow at both ends, apex usually narrow and long with papillary tips, rind thick, often rough, lemon yellow, difficult to peel, rich in lemon-scented oil spots, sacapsules 8 to 11, juice cells light yellow, juice acid to very sour, seeds small, ovate, apical; The seed coat is smooth, the cotyledon is milky white, usually single or both polyembryonic.
Origin of lemons and Distribution range
Lemon is native to southeast Asia and South Asia, China has been cultivated in the south of the Yangtze River, and is now cultivated in tropical and subtropical areas. Lemon is warm, not cold, not strict to the soil requirements, but the deep soil layer, loose, rich in organic matter, moisture and fertility, good drainage, low water table slightly acidic soil is the best. [13] Lemons are often propagated by grafting.
Lemon originated in Malaysia, the United States, Italy, France, the Mediterranean coast, Southeast Asia and the Americas have distribution, China Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and other places are also cultivated.
Planting history
Lemons were cultivated in Europe from the Italian city of Genoa in the mid-15th century, and in 1493 Christopher Columbus brought lemon seeds to the island of Haiti, which also brought lemons to the Americas. The Spanish conquest of the New World also spread lemon seeds widely. At that time, lemons were mainly used as landscape plants and medicine. Lemons began to be grown in large quantities in Florida and California in the 19th century.
The main value and function
Lemon has the functions of promoting fluid, quenching thirst, dispelling heat and so on. Modern medicine thinks lemon can prevent cardiovascular disease. In addition, lemon also has a strong antioxidant effect, which is very effective in delaying aging and inhibiting pigmentation, and has a therapeutic effect on bronchitis, rhinitis, urinary infection, etc. The citric acid in lemons is an important raw material for making lemon balms, moisturizers and shampoos. Citric acid can also be made into lemonade; In addition, it also does cooking condiments, nutritious, with therapeutic value, more processed into drinks, juice, cakes, jams, preserves, cans and other edible.
Lemon also contains a lot of citric acid, is a member of the fruit acid family, it has to remove aging keratin, promote epidermal cell regeneration, maintain skin moisture, improve skin texture, enhance skin elasticity and so on.
Lemons are rich in vitamin C, sugar, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, quinic acid, citric acid, malic acid, hesperidin, naringin, coumarin, high potassium and low sodium elements, which are very beneficial to the human body. Vitamin C can maintain the production of various tissues and interstitial cells in the human body, and maintain their normal physiological function. Vitamin C is needed to protect the parent material, adhesion and colloid in the human body. When vitamin C is lacking, there is less gum, the interstitium between cells. In this way, the cell tissue will become brittle, lose the ability to resist external forces, the human body is prone to bad blood, it has more uses, such as preventing colds, stimulating hematopoietic and anti-cancer.
Other ways to use lemon powder.
- Facial mask
Take 5-10g lemon powder, water, or egg white, or milk, mix into a paste, evenly apply on the face, 20 minutes to wash off.
- Steam your face
---- Steam the face before doing the mask, in order to open the pores and better absorb the mask. At this time, you can put about 10g of lemon powder, sprinkle in the steaming vessel.
---- Fruity, aromatic, whitening, moisturizing skin.
- Take a bath
---- Sprinkle about 50g lemon powder into the bath. It can shrink the whole body skin, supply nutrition, fragrance and beauty, whiten and moisturize.
OEM customized your private label service
We have three options for printing bags:
- print the lable and attach it to the bag.
- Printing bags
- You can also send us the printed bag
Storage and shelf life: The product is kept at -18 ℃ or below, and the shelf life is 24 months from the date of production.
Packing:
The products are packaged in high barrier composite aluminum foil bags, the packaging specifications are 500g/bag,
1kg/bag or according to customer needs.
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Post time: Jun-16-2023
