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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Citrus aurantifolia (Rutaceae)

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Common name(s)
Citron; Citronnier; Limau nipis; Limau amkian; Lima; Limau masam; Lima Bobo; Limau asam; Citron Vert; Citronnier Verjus

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Head) Malaya *
Ache(Stomach) Malaya *
Ache(Tooth) Trinidad *
Ache(Tooth) Trinidad Wong, W. 1976. Some folk medicinal plants from Trinidad. Economic Botany 30(2): 103-142.
Antidote(Manihot) Haiti Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Antiseptic Elsewhere *
Apertif Elsewhere *
Bactericide Elsewhere *
Bilious Elsewhere *
Bilious Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Catarrh Haiti Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Cold Bahamas *
Cough Malaya *
Cystitis Trinidad *
Cystitis Trinidad Wong, W. 1976. Some folk medicinal plants from Trinidad. Economic Botany 30(2): 103-142.
Depurative Trinidad Wong, W. 1976. Some folk medicinal plants from Trinidad. Economic Botany 30(2): 103-142.
Depurative Trinidad *
Dermatosis Malaya *
Diarrhea Haiti Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Diarrhea Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.