Botanical name : Citrus medica Linn.
Family : Rutaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Matulunga
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa    : Amla, Kashaya
Guna   : Lakhu, Snigdha  
Virya   : Ushna
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English     : Citron
Hindi        : Baranimbu, Bijaira
Malayalam    : Ganapatinarakam
Distribution – Growing wild in evergreen forests, also cultivated.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
An evergreen shrub or small tree grows up to 4 meters in height, with thorny branches. Leaves simple, alternate, oblong or elliptic, acute or obtuse, coriaceous, glabrous and pellucid-punctate. Thorns arise from leaf axils. Flowers white, found in axillary cymes; fruits large irregular surfaced berries, fleshy, become yellow when ripe. Fruits contain many smooth seeds.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated kapha, pitta, anorexia, vomiting, tumors, asthma, cough, constipation, worm infestations, cardiac debility, jaundice, skin diseases, inflammations, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, and hemorrhoids.
Useful part    :    Fruits, Root, Leaves.

Photo : Dr. Eby Abraham MD