Lemon or lime

“Bitter orange = sour or Seville orange, Citrus x aurantium. King of the forest = Senna alata. Cassava marble = Jatropha gossypiifolia, same genus as physic nut.”

“Closing: a healer blows tobacco smoke (soplada), and a mix of lemon, onion, garlic, pepper and salt "cuts" the dieta. Breaking the rules risks "cruzadera" (energetic interference). In Shipibo-lineage programmes the person dieting stays alone in a forest hut (tambo) with meals brought (retreat listing, weak source).”

“Shikuwasa (Hirami lemon, Citrus depressa). Grows around Ogimi and Nago, about 4,000 tonnes a year, mostly juice. Squeezed over fish or into water, the island way.”

“Kososan 香蘇散 (TJ-70). Cyperus, perilla, citrus peel, licorice, ginger. Label: weak, nervous, low spirits, weak stomach, early cold, chi-no-michi-sho (women's hormone-linked mood and body complaints). Warning: LICORICE.”

“Linde (lime blossom, tila). Lindebloesemthee at bedtime, the tila of her Spanish years. Oral tradition, gentle.”

“Agua de limón and membrillo: warm lemon water in the morning, and quince boiled or as dulce de membrillo for a "closed" stomach. Not a cleanse.”

“Lime flower (lipa) tea in the evening, Baba's tea for the nerves. Chamomile for a restless mind.”

“"Lime flower is not for boys": Roma study informants called it "contraindicated in male adolescents as it is anaphrodisiac". A belief of the old ones, and she tells it with a laugh.”

“Chen pi 陈皮, aged tangerine peel (Citrus reticulata). Pungent, bitter, warm. Spleen, lung. Moves qi, strengthens the spleen, dries damp, transforms phlegm. Chen means old: the longer it is kept the more the tradition values it. With ban xia it makes Er Chen Tang, "the two aged ones". In congee and sweet red bean soup.”

“Barberries (zereshk), sumac, dried limes (limoo amani). The sour jewels of the kitchen.”

“Its nature. Garm. The dark, hollow dried lime gives ghormeh sabzi its deep sourness.”

“In the house. Honey in tea, honey with lemon for a cold, honey on bread. Linden honey from the taiga, buckwheat honey dark and strong. "A spoon of honey in the tea, and stop talking. That is my grandmother's whole medicine for a cough."”

“Morning hydration protocol - first glass should be mineral-rich, room temperature, with a pinch of unrefined salt and a squeeze of lemon (creates electrolyte base)”