Gemmotherapy Citrus limonum (Lemon tree)
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Latest Edit: Iva Lloyd, ND 2014-02-22 (EDT)
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Citrus limonum, or the Lemon tree is native to the far east and cultivated throughout the Mediterranean. It is a small tree that reaches up to ten meters high, although it can remain smaller and be classified as a shrub. The lemon tree has long divergent reddish branches and large ovate leaves that can grow up to fifteen centimetres long. It has beautiful flowers that are fragrant, with petals that are white on the inside and purple on the outside.[1]
Key notes
- Complementary synergistic remedy increasing the potency action of other remedies[2]
- Used to increase blood flow
- Very short effect, repeat frequently
Therapeutic actions
- Used as a blood fluidifier and regulates the blood coagulation mechanism
- Indicated when there is an increase of blood fibrinogen, anticoagulant
- Acts as a complementary synergistic remedy
- Increases the blood flow quickly
- Lowers cholesterol, triglycerides & fibrinogen
Clinical indications
- Cardiovascular system: Blood fluidifier (Varicose veins/ arteritis/infarction), hyperlipidemia, thick blood or fibrinogen, calms down palpitations
- Digestive system: Hiccups (antispasmodic), digestive complaints, dyspepsia, cirrhosis of the liver
- Nervous system: nervous headaches and migraines, neuro-toxic syndrome, cervical arthrosis associated with vertigo, depression, maxillofacial TMJ