Uses of Lemons In A Survival Situation

Did you know that lemon has a lot of beneficial uses? It can be used for medicinal, hygienic and other purposes. Know the different uses of lemon that can be really handy in a survival situation.

Medicinal Purposes

High Blood Pressure

Lemon is a good source of potassium. Potassium controls high blood pressure and reduces the effect of nausea and dizziness.

Mental Health   

Lemon water helps relieve depression and stress. Lemon acts as refreshment to travelers because it helps fight fatigue.

Respiratory Problem                                                                              

Lemon water helps reduce phlegm and makes you breathe properly.

Treating Arthritis and Rheumatism

Lemon helps increase the production of urine; it reduces inflammation by flushing out toxins and bacteria in your body and gives you relief from arthritis and rheumatism.

Prevent Kidney Stones

Drinking lemon juice regularly helps prevent the formation of crystals that may build up into kidney stones.

Treat Infections

Lemon helps fight throat infection. Just mix lemon juice and water then gargle with it.

Purges the Blood

Drinking lemon juice regularly can purify the blood. Lemon juice washed away toxins in our blood.

Oral Health

Lemon juice can stop gums from bleeding and reduces toothaches.

Headaches

Mix a few teaspoon of lemon juice with a cup of hot tea to help headache go away.

Diphtheria

Lemon juice can also cure diphtheria. Study shows that taking 1/2 to 1 tablespoon of lemon juice every hour or two cuts loose the false membrane in the throat and permits it come out.

Stomach Health

Lemon juice helps cure stomach ache, mix lemon juice with water then drink it. Lemon juice reduces the chance of indigestion.

Disinfect Cuts and Scrapes

Lemon juice helps disinfect cuts and stop it from bleeding. Pour a few drops of lemon juice in your wound or pour a few drops of lemon juice in a cotton then place it in your wound, hold it firmly for one minute.

Soothe Poison Ivy Rash

Apply lemon juice directly in the affected area to soothe itching and.

Reduce Asthma Symptoms

Lemon helps reduce asthma symptoms, drink 2 tablespoons of lemon juice before every meal.

Hygienic Purposes

Cleanse Your Face

Dab lemon juice in your face to remove blackheads or you can wash your face with lemon juice. Lemon juice is a natural face cleanser and skin exfoliator.

Freshen Your Breath

Lemon juice can freshen up your breath like a mouthwash. Mix lemon juice with water, swallow then rinse after a few minutes. Lemon juice kills bacteria that cause bad breath.

Treat Flaky Dandruff

Lemon juice helps you get rid of your flaky dandruff, apply two tablespoon of lemon juice in your scalp then massage it, rinse with water. After that add one tablespoon of lemon juice in one cup of water then rinse it with your hair. Do this regularly until your dandruff disappears.

Other Uses of Lemon

Keep Insects out of kitchen

Lemons help repel insects in your kitchen. Squirt lemon juice in your windowsill, thresholds’ doors, holes or cracks where insects can come in. Slice lemon skin and scatter them around your outdoor entrance. Ants will back away when they smell the scent of the lemon. Lemons can also help get rid of cockroaches and fleas. Mix 2 liters of water and the juice of four lemons with the rinds, use this to wash your floor.

Fruit and Vegetable Wash

Lemon is a good disinfectant for fruits and vegetables. Put one tablespoon of lemon juice in your spray bottle and spray it to your fruits and vegetables. Lemon also makes fruits and vegetables smell good.

Deodorize Your Garbage

Lemon helps get rid of foul odor in your garbage can, put lemon peel at the base under the garbage bag, you can also add orange peel. Do this once every couple of weeks.

So, what are you waiting for? Start growing your own lemon tree. You can grow one in a container. There are varieties that are small enough to grow in containers even indoors. Check out this post about lemon varieties that can be easily grown in containers.

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