Citrus Bergamia

(Ind. Ph.) Syn. The Lime tree. Habitat. Commonly cultivated in India and other tropical countries.— Officinal part. The fruit (lime) closely resembles the lemon, but is smaller, with a smoother, thinner rind, and of somewhat le fragrant odour. Its juice (lime juice) has the same pungent acid taste, and contains the same ingredients as lemon juice, though in somewhat different proportions, that of the citric acid being larger and that of the mucilage le in quantity. Much of the article imported into England under the name of lemon juice is obtained from the lime.— Properties and Uses. Very similar to those of the lemon, the juice being equally refrigerant and antiscorbutic; indeed, it is preferred by many tropical practitioners. The fresh juice of the lime is procurable in almost every portion of the tropics, and is considered more effectual than preserved lemon juice. Lime juice may be advantageously employed in the manufacture of citric acid, the proportion of this acid being larger than in lemon juice.