Citrus is a common term and genus of flowering plants in the family Rutaceae, originating in tropical and subtropical southeast Asia. The word citrus is derived from the Ancient Greek kedros or its Latin derivate cedrus, names applied by the ancient Greeks and Romans to several different trees with fragrant foliage or wood (compare the completely unrelated cedars).The taxonomy and systematics of the genus are complex and the precise number of natural species is unclear, as many of the named species are clonally-propagated hybrids, and there is genetic evidence that even some wild, true-breeding species are of hybrid origin. Cultivated Citrus may be derived from as few as four ancestral species. Natural and cultivated origin hybrids include commercially important fruit such as the oranges, grapefruit, lemons, some limes, and some tangerines.Recent research has suggested that the closely related genus Fortunella (kumquats), and perhaps also Poncirus and the Australian Microcitrus and Eremocitrus, should be included in Citrus. In fact, most botanists now classify Microcitrus and Eremocitrus as part of the genus Citrus.

A vast majority of the American population suffers from acid reflux, heartburn, ulcers and GERD (gastro esophageal reflux disease). Foods like citrus fruits, dietary fats, spicy food and chemicals like caffeine are known to aggravate such conditions since they promote hyperacidity in the stomach as well as the upper digestive tract.

The garlic, the chicken soup or the citrus fruits are not just known as old panacea but also for their properties in helping your organism to resist to cold weather.The Vitamin C is essential for you when you are cold and you can easily find it in vegetables and fruits, especially in kiwi, apples, briar fruits or lemons....

The researchers found that garlic, ginger, chili, lemon, citrus and edible flowers ia a very good effect of cold treatment.The university disease prevention experts of Wisconsin in the United States believe that,lemon and citrus have the function of clear away heat and detoxify;Ginger and chili not only can be expectorant medicament, but also can h

Farmers say Wal-Mart is backing off some on its push to stock more organic foods. Wade Groetsch, president of Florida's Blue Lake Citrus Products, said his company stopped shipping its orange-tangerine juice blend to Wal-Mart after just a few months...

Sometimes the simplest words turn out to hide concepts of thorny complexity. Oranges are one of the joys of winter and early spring, especially the peculiarly sharp sweetness of Sicilian blood oranges. But should they really be called seasonal here in England, hundreds of miles from the citrus groves of the Mediterranean?