Sweet Lime

(Sweet Lime)
Sanskrit: मधुनिम्बूक • Botanical: Citrus limettioides Tanaka

Madhu Nimbuka (Sweet Lime/Mosambi) is a popular citrus fruit with sweet, mildly sour juice. It is widely consumed as fresh juice across India. The juice is cooling, thirst-quenching and easy to digest. It is recommended for patients recovering from illness as it is nourishing and easily digestible. Sweet lime juice is one of the most commonly sold street juices in India. Dose: As food/juice. Verse: 55.

Ayurvedic Properties

Taste (Rasa)
Sweet (Madhura), Sour - slight (Amla)
Quality (Guna)
Light (Laghu)
Potency (Virya)
Cold (Sheeta)
Post-digestive (Vipaka)
Sweet (Madhura)
Key Constituents
Vitamin C, Citric acid, Sugars
Also Known As
English: Sweet Lime, Mosambi
Sanskrit: मधुनिम्बूक
Hindi: मीठा नींबू, मौसम्बी

What is Sweet Lime (Meetha Nimbu / मीठा नींबू)?

Madhu Nimbuka (Sweet Lime/Mosambi) is a popular citrus fruit with sweet, mildly sour juice. It is widely consumed as fresh juice across India. The juice is cooling, thirst-quenching and easy to digest. It is recommended for patients recovering from illness as it is nourishing and easily digestible. Sweet lime juice is one of the most commonly sold street juices in India. Dose: As food/juice. Verse: 55.

Source: Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Varga 6

Therapeutic Actions (Karma)

  • Trishnanigrahana (quenches thirst)
  • Hridya (cardiotonic)

Source: Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Varga 6

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