From aromatherapy to garnishing of culinary delights, lemon has proven to be an amazing fruit with many tangy benefits.

Lemonade is perhaps the best known example of the fruit's amazing taste and prowess as a healthy fruit that provides us with vitamin C. Lemonade has long been thought of as a drink that's refreshing, and this conventional wisdom has also been supported by those who've studied its effects in recent times.

Also, lemonade makes up for a great drink to relish, when you're running fever. This is where the cooling effects of lemon come into play. Not only does it cool the body but regular drinks of lemonade keeps the body well hydrated.

Generally, consuming too much of added sugar is considered harmful, however while preparing lemonade you can always replace it with honey, if you aren't averse to its taste. Experts of natural medicine consider it to be a much better alternative to refined sugar.

Those who suffer from hypertension (high blood pressure) are often advised low salt diet. Since lemons are deficient in sodium, the main ingredient of common salt, they can very well be used spice up the diets of those who've been advised a low salt intake.

Even after the lemon has been sqeezed up for its juice, the residual pulp too has its benefits. It is considered to soothe insect stings and bites.

Aside from insect bites, the lemon juice can also be turned into a cosmetic to keep the skin of your hands intact and beautiful. Jus mix some amount of glycerin to it, add a little water and your all natural, home made cosmetic is ready. Further, not too far back researchers at Ohio State University showed that lemon oil aroma may enhance your mood, and relax you.

In order to best reap the benefits of lemon make sure that you use only fresh lemons. Discoloration is a sign of an ageing fruit. It is also learnt that in some parts of the world lemons are often painted with chemicals to make the appealing. So you might want to first wash the fruits with some soap before processing them for consumption.