Editing Citron (section)

===Folk medicine ===
From [[ancient]] through [[medieval]] times, the citron was used mainly for [[traditional medicine|supposed medical purposes]] to combat [[seasickness]], [[scurvy]] and other disorders. The [[essential oil]] of the [[flavedo]] (the outermost, pigmented layer of rind) was also regarded as an [[antibiotic]].{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}

The juice of the citron has a high content of [[vitamin C]] and [[dietary fiber]] ([[pectin]]) which can be extracted from  the thick [[flavedo|albedo]] of the citron.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Frederick Hardy |title=The Extraction of Pectin from the Fruit Rind of the Lime (''Citrus medica acida'') |journal=Biochemical Journal |volume=18 |issue=2 |year=1924 |pages=283–290 |pmc=1259415 |pmid=16743304 |doi=10.1042/bj0180283}}
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