TOP of 20 interesting facts about a lemon.

Lemons so got accustomed in Russia that they, actually, became a product of the daily use. Whether but we know everything about these surprising fruits? Here — 20 interesting facts about lemons, but actually about them it is possible to find them much more.

Fact No. 1: it is from India or China

Now lemons grow up everywhere. But in a wild look they meet in India and China, means and they extended either from India, or from China.

Fact No. 2: source of vitamins

One lemon contains a third of standard daily rate of vitamin C.

Besides, the lemon is rich:

group B vitamins, and therefore promotes a good dream and great mood, promotes normal work of skin;
vitamin A which "is responsible" for good twilight sight;
vitamin P helping to struggle with infections;
potassium, the protecting heart and vessels;
the phytoncides protecting from diseases.

Fact No. 3: protects from microbes

In the ancient time lemon water (the diluted lemon juice) was used for washing of hands to protect themselves from infection with different infections. Less concentrated lemon water was drunk in the same purposes, protecting themselves from cholera and other intestinal infections.

Fact No. 4: revitalizes gums

Old doctors recommended weak gums to rub with a crust of a usual fresh lemon — it saturated gums with vitamins and allowed to make by it medical massage.

Fact No. 5: strengthens nails

The modern women of fashion wishing to grow themselves long strong nails do for them a lemon tray: cut a lemon in half and immerse nails in pulp. Five days five minutes — and nails become strong, cease to be stratified.

Fact No. 6: essential oil from lemons

From skins of lemons receive essential oil. At the same time for receiving 1 kg of essential oil it will be required "to undress" 3000 lemons.

Fact No. 7: bitter and not bitter

Ripe lemons have sour, but very pleasant taste. To our places they are delivered often unripe that is shown by specific slightly bitter taste. Unfortunately, such lemons are not so useful as ripe.

Fact No. 8: the lemon is more sweet than some strawberry?

About a lemon it is impossible to tell that it is more sweet than some strawberry. The lemon contains 3% of sugar, and strawberry — 6%, that is, twice more. However if to count for weight, then it will turn out that one lemon is more sweet than some 1 strawberry. The weight of one lemon of 100 grams, means in it 3 grams of sugar, and the weight of one strawberry of 20 grams, only 1.2 grams of sugar mean in it.

Fact No. 9: increases mood

Essential oils of a lemon influence nervous system of the person, increasing mood, besides, they disinfect the room. Therefore to grow up a lemon as a houseplant — the idea very quite good.

Fact No. 10: helps to get enough sleep

The lemon helps to overcome insomnia and spring melancholy. However for this purpose it is necessary to eat the whole lemon within a day.

Fact No. 11: a lemon — an ornamental plant

Long time in the countries of Europe lemons were grown up in the decorative purposes while in Asia lemons were "pearls" of gardens not only on the decorative properties, but also on culinary and even medical.

Fact No. 12: Alexander of Macedon's gift

From a campaign to India Alexander of Macedon brought fruits of lemons which in Europe began to call "the Indian apples". Those lemons had a taste such is that they were eaten without screwing up the face, that is, they were sweet.

Fact No. 13: award for a lemon

Famous James Cook was awarded with the British Admiralty a gold medal of Royal society for what he thought up how to save seamen from a scurvy — the deadly disease caused by deficiency of vitamin C. He suggested to take lemons in campaigns. From now on the British seamen got a new nickname: "magnolia vines".

Fact No. 14: lemon delicacy

In XVIIIVEKE rich Russian people wrote out from Holland a lemon delicacy — marinated lemons. Now to present their taste rather difficult, however in India marinated lemons are considered as the most certain way to keep all useful properties of this magnificent fruit also now.

Fact No. 15: love symbol

Spaniards consider orange a symbol of mutual happy love. And a lemon, respectively — a symbol of unrequited love. The young lady could present to the importunate boyfriend a lemon, with a hint what it would stop the attempts as does not cause reciprocal feelings.

Fact No. 16: Kafelnikov's lemon

Evgeny Kafelnikov in France is known as a lemon as he is an example of restraint, reticence, closeness and coldness. Houses, speak, it is absolutely another.

Fact No. 17: how many speak "halvah"...

There is a set expression: "How many speak "halvah", in a mouth will become more sweet not, but It is necessary to tell "lemon" only..." Really, the taste of a lemon is familiar to all, and the people wishing to break a concert of brass band used it once. They put in the first row of the auditorium of children and gave them on a lemon slice. Orchestral players could not play as salivation at them sharply increased.

Fact No. 18: pair performance of a lemon

At formal dinner parties bilberry can be served only together with a lemon. The matter is that bilberry instantly paints teeth and language in black color that is absolutely inadmissible for society. The lemon acts as the savior — it cleans teeth and language from blackness of bilberry.

Fact No. 19: Shostakovich's lemon

About Shostakovich tell that he, on a tea drinking at the queen of Great Britain Elizabeth II after drank the tea, ate also the lemon segment which was in it. It caused shock in invited as it was necessary to leave a lemon in a cup. However Elizabeth Iipostupila kingly. She after the famous composer ate also the slice of a lemon. The same had to be made also the rest. And now it entered tradition.

Fact No. 20: salt and lemon

If you put too much salt in a dish, do not hurry to dilute it with water — it will spoil its taste. Add lemon juice and taste of a dish will become again pleasant. The truth you will not call such dish useful: excess of salt and acid never do well to health