Calories

• One medium lemon contains just 15 calories.
  
  

Juice

• Lemon juice has antiseptic and antibacterial properties. It can be added to water for a refreshing drink. Hot lemon juice is used as a treatment for respiratory ailments. It can also be used for gingivitis, mouth ulcers, throat infections and inflammation of the tongue.
  
  

Diuretic and laxative

• Lemons are diuretics and increase urinary output. They are used to help in the treatment of urinary tract infections. Lemons are also used as laxatives.
  
  

Antiscorbutic

• One lemon provides 40 percent of the FDA recommended dose of vitamin C. This makes lemons effective at stopping scurvy.
  
  

Febrifuge

• Lemons are used to reduce fever. In Chile, the seeds of the lemon are available as a fever reducer. Lemon balm is also used as a fever reducer.
  
  

Hiccups

• Sucking on a slice of lemon may stop hiccups.
  
  

Tea

• Lemon juice enables green tea's antioxidants to work more effectively in the body.