The kaffir lime is also known as combava, kieffer lime, limau purut, jeruk purut or makrut lime, Kabuyao (Cabuyao). It is a lime native to Indochinese and Malesian ecoregions in India, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, and adjacent countries. It is widely used in Southeast Asian cuisine and magic practices. Magic A kaffir lime is traditionally used as a medium to remove bad luck, or “buang sial”. In the simplest purification ritual, a kaffir lime is cut into pieces, together with five…