According to theories on alternative medicine, the lemon would make it possible to detect the "good and bad" waves of a room.
A theory that is not based on any scientific rule.
The appearance of the lemon depends on the quality of the surrounding air, the degree of ripening of the citrus fruit and its geographical movements.
A simple lemon to evaluate the “energy” of a place, the good and the bad vibes?
It is in any case a theory that has the wind in its sails on many Web pages dedicated to alternative medicine, like the Facebook group Spirituality and mantras.
According to a post, published on April 29 and shared more than 1,700 times, all you have to do is place a lemon in a room and leave it for a few days without touching it to know if the vibrations around you are good or bad.
According to the author of the experiment, if the citrus fruit feels positive waves, its appearance will only change marginally and will eventually turn into a dry fruit.
On the other hand, in case of bad vibrations, the fruit will mold.
Is this experiment scientifically based?
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According to Christophe Valaye, doctor in plant biology, former researcher at the CNRS, this theory is not scientifically founded.
Several factors are involved in changing the appearance of a fruit.
“A lemon moved from a hot country, in the dry air, to another country where it will be kept cold, in a fridge or put on stalls with humidifiers that spray it, will mold quickly.
Excessive moisture penetrates its bark and this excess water alters the cells which decompose.
Conversely, if the citrus fruit is harvested when ripe and kept at room temperature in an atmosphere that is not saturated with humidity, it will dry out naturally.
"It will therefore have the appearance of a dry fruit, with a hardened and refined and darker skin" specifies Christophe Valaye.
The experiment is all the more suspect as the notion of "good or bad vibes" is not based on any scientific proof.
“Cacti were also considered to have this power, which is just as false, it was just a fashion,” notes Julien Gallet, nurseryman.
And to insist: "No study can establish any relationship between the putrefaction of a lemon and bad energy".
If Christophe Valaye scans this “test” of air quality, the biologist notes however that a characteristic in this citrus fruit could give rise to this theory.
"All fruits give off ethylene, a gas which is a ripening accelerator", explains the scientist.
However, the lemon releases little, which explains why it can be kept for quite a long time, if done in good conditions.
And this, especially since it is part of the non-climacteric fruits, that is to say that it does not continue to ripen once picked.
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