Lemon comes originally from Asia and it was unknown by Greeks and Romans, being mentioned for the first time in the book about agriculture called Nabathae towards the 3rd or 4^th century. Its cultivation was not developed in the West until after the Arab conquest of Spain, expanding itself then across the Mediterranean coast, where it is profusely grown, due to the appropriate climate, for national consumption and export.

Its fruit is high in C Vitamin (501,6 mg/L) and citric acid (49,88 G/l).

Food uses:

It is used to elaborate desserts (such as rice pudding, where we use the skin to scent) or natural beverages as lemonade or meringue milk, where we add cinnamon. Slices are used as beverages ornaments. Thanks to the acidity of the juice, it can also be used to purify water, adding 4 or 5 drops per glass of water and leaving act for a few minutes.

Aesthetic properties:

Lemon is a citrus with aesthetics properties. It is used to whiten hands (mix the juice of three lemons and a little glycerine and rub your hands), to give shine and softness to hair (after washing, apply some lemon juice and leave to act for 15 minutes), for peelings (mix one lemon, brown sugar and a spoon of honey for treating areas with callosity).