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According to Ian Daniel Santos, Calamondin or Kalamansi (Kapampangan: kalamunding, (×

Citrofortunella microcarpa) is a fruit tree in the family Rutaceae and a member of citrofortunella that
was developed in and is very popular throughout Southeast Asia. The Calamansi is a fruit known for its
usefulness, as well as its amazing use in the field of medicine; however it’s proved to be more than just a
food and medicine. It was in fact, also a fruit for household purposes, and through our various digging of
information, some researchers found out that calamansi is also beneficial in a lot of things. Such as:
Useful for food recipes, Eliminates bad smell of fish, Skin lightening, Take away stains on clothes,
Washes body dirt, Can be us as deodorizer, Eliminates itching, Helps cough, Good source of Vitamin C,
Helps hair growth.

The Calamansi Plant in the Philippines is as ubiquitous as the Calamansi Plant is common.
The Calamansi Plant is often used to season dishes, preserve food, remove stains in clothing, deodorize,
and white the skin, and of course, make into juice. A prevalent ingredient found in most local
commercial products. The Calamansi Plant is definitive and preferred in daily cleansing supplies. (Dr.
Jego, 2015)

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The study entitled “Study of Citric Acid as a natural bleach”. D.Noemia Souza (2008)
stated that Citric acid is weak organic acid and one of the acids found in citrus fruits such as lime and
lemon. It popularly used in food industrial as perservative. It also can act as natural bleaching agent and
an antioxidant. So it is useful in our daily life to remove stain or dirt from fabric and bleach the spot.(
Citric acid exist in many type of vegetables and fruits but more concentrated in lime and juice where the
dry weight of citric acid in fruit comprimise as much as 8 percent (sciencedaily.com).The concentration
of cotric acid in fruits range from 0.005 mol/L for oranges to 0.30 mol/L in lemons and limes (Wiki.Org)

The study entitled “Study of Kamias (Averroah bilimbi) as a stain remover. According to
S. Magwili (2010) D.Noemia Souza (2008) stated that Stains are the most common job of people
populating now a twenty-four hours because of excessively much plants. We can take it utilizing a
commercial discoloration remover. but these are harmful for it contains substances that are bad for
ourselves and the environment. The research workers heard about the usage of Kamia as discoloration
remover and they wanted to see if this will be effectual. In the Philippines. the foliages of bilimbi tree
are used as a intervention alleviation for skin scabiess. puffinesss of epidemic parotitiss and rheumatism.
It can besides be a good alternate redress for insect and animate being bites. Infused foliage of bilimbi
can be used for cough while leaf decoction can give soothe to rectal redness.

Online sources:

D.S. Ian.(November 2018). Kalamansi to Remove Stains | Experiment. Retrieved

from https://studymoose.com/kalamansi-toremove-stains

Calamansi Plant in the Philippines.(2016, April 11). Retrieve From

https://studymoose.com/calamansi-plants-in-the-philippines

Related Studies:

D.Noemia Souza (2008) Calamansi as Stain Remover/International Journal of

Tropical Medicin, ; 2(3): pp 96-100

S. Magwili (2010) Study of Kamias (Averroah bilimbi) as a stain remove/Journal

of Tropical Medicin. ; 5(7): pp 50-59
Bibliography:
Aslett, D. (2009). The cleaning encyclopedia. New York. Random Publishing.

Apelblat, A. (2014). Citric acid. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.