Witnessed by: Ayurveda
Rough lemon (Citrus jambhiri), of the Rutaceae family. Small thorny evergreen tree with rough-skinned yellow fruit; native range: the Indian subcontinent; widely grown as a rootstock and fruit. Globally recognized as jambira in Sanskrit, jambhiri · jamira in Hindi, and rough lemon, jambhiri orange in English. The part used is fruit and juice (svarasa). Rough, thick-skinned yellow fruit with a sharply sour, aromatic juice.
In this cross-tradition database, we analyze how this substance operates across world medicine systems — tracking its traditional tastes, temperatures, tissue affinities, post-digestive effects, and planetary correspondences across Ayurveda, Unani, and Western herbalism.
ROUGH LEMON
IDENTITY
Name
- Common
- rough lemon
- Scientific name
- Citrus jambhiri Lush.
- Family
- Rutaceae
Form
- Part used
- fruit and juice (svarasa)
PROPERTIES
Nature
Taste
how the plant declares itself on the tongue
- Ayurveda
- sour (amla)
Temperature
- Ayurveda
- heating (ushna)
PRACTICE
Virtue
Actions
- Ayurveda
- deepana (kindles appetite), pachana (digestive), ruchya (restores relish), vata-anulomana (carminative)
Cautions
- Contraindications
- hyperacidity and pitta-predominant heat conditions
- Toxicity
- no serious toxicity at customary use
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