Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Citrus aurantifolia
Scientific Name and Description
Citrus aurantifolia (CHRISTM.) SWINGLE
Herb Family
Plant type
Tree
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | lime |
| Hindi | kaghzi-nimbu, kagzinimbu, khatta, nimbu |
| Kannada | cherunaarangi, hulinimbe, ilimichai, imbe, limbe |
| Malayalam | vatukappulinarakam |
| Marathi | Marathi |
| Sanskrit | brhatjambirah, jambira, limpaka, nagranga, nimbuka, swadunaringa, vijapura |
| Tamil | - elumiccai, elumiccam palam, elumichai, elumichchan chaaru, kiccilippalam, kich chilip-pazham, narattai, palam |
| Telugu | nimma, nimma pandu |
| Urdu | leemu kaghzi |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Flowers
Fruits
Fruit rind
Ethnopharmacology use
Citrus aurantifolia (Christm.) Swingle narinja Rutaceae Fruit Vomiting, cough, bronchitis, scabies
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Flora of West Bengal Vol 1 Author - BSI Scientist
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I Author - D.M.Verma, N.P.Balakrishnan, R.D.Dixit
The Flora of Kerala Vol I Author - Ed. P. Daniel
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH