Citrus limetta

‘Satthukudi’

Mousambi, also known as Sweet Lime is a local orange, notwithstanding it is green!! So for many people that is a bit challenging because they miss knowing its value, but Mousambi, or Satthukudi as it is known in Tamil, has a lot of nutritional and medicinal value. Packed with vitamin C among many other essential minerals, Sweet Lime is a great way to get your daily dose of this essential vitamin that helps in maintaining overall health and immunity.

It makes a very tasty juice, which when taken on an empty stomach in the morning is very beneficial for the intestines and their flora, as well as for flushing out toxins from the body. It is naturally hydrating and replenishes electrolytes in the body and is good against muscle cramps. According to Ayurveda, Mousambi is excellent for relief from a sore throat, nausea and viral infections. It also soothes ulcers, prevents scurvy and heals jaundice, besides being beneficial against Urinary Tract Infections and in flushing out kidney stones.

It’s a common fruit! It could almost sound silly, explaining to people how to eat an orange, or how we would eat a banana. But, we know what we are eating – we eat pears, grapes, apples – but they don’t come from here and yes, Kiwis too – they just don’t grow here! But Mousambi grows in this bio region, and it’s the awareness of such plants, and their benefits; and valuing and enjoying them that leads us on our Road back to Nature.