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Melissa (lemon balm) Melissa officinalis Botanical Classification melissa Family Lamiaceae Genus and specie Melissa officinalis Other names Sweet or bee balm, as well as lemon balm, cure-all and common balm. Description of the herb melissa kruie-produkte-ageless-herbal-products Lemon Balm is a lemon scented perennial. Oval toothed leaves and minor yellow flowers are produced in auxiliary clusters in summer. Parts used The dried leaves, as well as the essential oil are used. Properties It is an aromatic herb with cooling and sedative properties, lowering fever, improving digestion, relaxing spasms and improving peripheral blood vessels. It helps with hyperthyroidism, while having anti-viral, anti-biotic and insect-repellent effects. It contains rosmarinic acid, phenolic acids, triterpenes, monoterpene glycosides, flavonoids and the essential oil contains citronellal, citral, germacrene and caryophyllene. Therapeutic uses fever blisters Internal use Lemon Balm is used internally ttreat nervous disorders, indigestion and/or excitability developing from nervous disorder, hyperthyroidism, and depression, anxiety, palpitations and tension headaches. It is often used for sleeplessness and alsfor nervous stomach disorders in both children and adults. Fresh lemon balm leaves are used tgive a lemon flavor tsoups, salads, sauces, herb vinegars, game and fish. It is alsan ingredient of Benedictine and Chartreuse liquors. The dried leaves can be added tpotpourris, as well as herbal cushions or sachets tperfume drawers or cupboards. External use Applied externally, it is useful ttreat herpes simplex (cold sores), sores and insect bites, and helps tgive some relief from gout. Aromatherapy and essential oil use Melissa essential oil is useful ttreat depression, easing nervous tension and restoring calmness. With excellent antiviral properties, it is great ttreat herpes simplex (fever blisters) and herpes zoster (shingles), while alshelping tfight nausea and upset stomachs. It has anti-depressant, anti-spasmodic, bactericidal, cordial, diaphoretic, emmenagogue, febrifuge, nervine, sedative, stomachic, sudorific and tonic properties. melissa-oil Safety precautions and warnings shingles Melissa essential oil has a high aldehyde content and may produce an allergic reaction in some individuals. |
