A message on the health benefits of lemons is being widely circulated on WhatsApp.

It suggests that the lemon peel can help fight various diseases, including cancer , bacterial infections, parasites, high blood pressure, and nervous disorders.

What’s the claim?: A viral message claims that lemon or lemon-tree extracts can destroy malignant cells in 12 types of cancer, and are 10,000 times more effective than the chemotherapy drug Adriamycin (doxorubicin).

What’s the truth?: The claim is false and widely exaggerated. There is no scientific evidence that lemon juice or lemon peel is superior to chemotherapy or can reverse cancer.

The belief that lemons could help treat cancer stems from a compound called limonene, found in the oils of lemon and other citrus peels.

While limonene has

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