Map of inferred original wild ranges of the lemon and lime water benefits Citrus cultivars, with C. Its fruit and leaves are used in Southeast Asian cuisine, and its essential oil is used in perfumery.

Its rind and crushed leaves emit an intense citrus fragrance. Kaffir” is thought to ultimately derive from the Arabic kafir, meaning infidel, though the mechanism by which it came to be applied to the lime is uncertain. The most likely etymology is through the Kaffirs, an ethnic group in Sri Lanka partly descended from enslaved Bantu. Another proposed etymology is directly by Indian Muslims of the imported fruit from the non-Muslim lands to the east to “convey otherness and exotic provenance.

Purut, “rough-skinned,” refers to the bumpy texture of the fruit. The city of Cabuyao in Laguna is named after the fruit. The micrantha, a similar citrus fruit native to the Philippines that is ancestral to several hybrid limes, such as the Key lime and Persian lime, may represent the same species as C. In South Africa, the Arabic kafir was adopted by White colonialists as “kaffir,” an ethnic slur for black African people. Kaffir lime appears in texts under the name of kaffir lime in 1868, in Ceylon, where rubbing the juice onto legs and socks prevents leech bites. This could be a possible origin of the name leech lime. Southeast Asian cuisines such as Indonesian, Laotian, Cambodian, and Thai.

Lao and Thai curry paste, adding an aromatic, astringent flavor. The juice is used as a cleanser for clothing and hair in Thailand and occasionally in Cambodia. Lustral water mixed with slices of the fruit is used in religious ceremonies in Cambodia. Kaffir lime oil is used as raw material in many fields, including pharmaceutical, agronomic, food, sanitary, cosmetic, and perfume industries. It is also used extensively in aromatherapy and as an essential ingredient in various cosmetic and beauty products. Striped snakehead fish stuffed with C. It is well suited to container gardens and for large garden pots on patios, terraces, and in conservatories.

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