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The leaves of lime are poultice on skin diseases and on
the abdomen of a new mother after childbirth. The leaves
or an infusion of the crushed leaves may be applied to
relieve headache. The leaf decoction is used as eye drops
and to bathe a feverish patient and also as a mouth wash
and gargle in cases of sore throat and thrush. Lime fruit and
leaves, when boiled with other selected plant leaves, are
used to bathe in the treatment of malaria in West Africa.
In addition, there are many purely superstitious uses of the
lime in Malaysia (Morton, 1987b) and in some other parts
of the world.

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