Limau purut, the Malay name for Kaffir Lime, or its scientific name Citrus hystrix of the Rutaceae family, is well known for its medicinal properties, not only by the Malays in the old days but also by modern scientific researchers.
In Pahang, besides its usage in adding flavor to traditional Malay dishes and cuisines, like the rendang, and tomyam, it is sometimes used as herbal medicine to treat normal skin disorders.
It is not actually used for treatment of chronic skin disorders like psoriasis or eczema, but only for ordinary skin irritations that normally require basic general medications.
It is not actually used for treatment of chronic skin disorders like psoriasis or eczema, but only for ordinary skin irritations that normally require basic general medications.
The Limau Purut Tree
The leaves of this fruit are oblong or egg-shaped, and seemed to be a combination and linking of two leaves, like wings.
The top side of the leaf is dark green and shiny, while the bottom side of the leaf is lighter or yellowish green in color.
The leaf will give a fresh lime (or lemon-like) fragrance when squashed with the fingers. And in traditional Malay dishes, the leaves are added to give the dish the unique taste of lime.
The flower of this fruit is star-shaped, and reddish white or yellowish in color.
The fruit is smaller than an ordinary apple or orange, and round and pear-like in shape with uneven skin, having sort of big pimples or "mini-volcanoes" on the skin!
Ugly skin, not handsome or pretty at all, but, aww, it doesn't matter. It's what inside that counts, right?
The leaves of this fruit are oblong or egg-shaped, and seemed to be a combination and linking of two leaves, like wings.
The top side of the leaf is dark green and shiny, while the bottom side of the leaf is lighter or yellowish green in color.
The leaf will give a fresh lime (or lemon-like) fragrance when squashed with the fingers. And in traditional Malay dishes, the leaves are added to give the dish the unique taste of lime.
The flower of this fruit is star-shaped, and reddish white or yellowish in color.
The fruit is smaller than an ordinary apple or orange, and round and pear-like in shape with uneven skin, having sort of big pimples or "mini-volcanoes" on the skin!
Ugly skin, not handsome or pretty at all, but, aww, it doesn't matter. It's what inside that counts, right?
Well, so much for now on the limau purut, the herbal plant with medicinal and health properties, and used by the Malays in Pahang for many purposes.
It is generally used, as mentioned above, in some recipes of traditional Malay food and dishes, as a cleaning agent for metal parts, as herbal remedies for hair and skin disorders, and many more.
Limau purut or kaffir lime is a very useful fruit indeed and used quite extensively especially in the rural areas of Malaysia.
It is generally used, as mentioned above, in some recipes of traditional Malay food and dishes, as a cleaning agent for metal parts, as herbal remedies for hair and skin disorders, and many more.
Limau purut or kaffir lime is a very useful fruit indeed and used quite extensively especially in the rural areas of Malaysia.
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