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lemon balm

lemon balm

Leaves opposite, whitish flowers, strong lemon scent. Use fresh or dry. Tea used for colds, improving mental performance, fever, insomnia, nervous conditions, digestive spasms, painful menses, hyperthyroid, Grave’s disease. Extracts used a lot for herpes, cold sores, mumps. Has over 8 anti-viral compounds and lots of anti-inflammatories and antispasmotics, calms nerves, colic. Contains eugenol, which kills bad bacteria. Flavors ice cream, tea. Mosquito repellent. Avoid if on thyroid medication like thyroxine.
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Changes of essential oil content and composition during convective drying of lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L.).
Drying temperature changes trichome integrity, chemical content and composition of the essential oil of pepper-rosmarin/Temperatura de secagem altera integridade de tricomas, teor e composicao quimica do oleo essencial de alecrim-pimenta
Negative chronotropic and antidysrhythmic effects of hydroalcoholic extract of Lemon Balm (Melissa Officinalis L.) on CaCl(2)-induced arrhythmias in rats.
Cardiovascular aspects of geriatric medicines in traditional Persian medicine; a review of phytochemistry and pharmacology
Evaluation of the Antibacterial Activity of Methanolic and Hexanic Extracts of Puff Pastry Stem, Melissa Officinalis
Evaluacion de la actividad antibacterial de extractos metanol y hexano, el tallo rodadura Melissa Officinalis
Essential Oil Component in Flower of Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis L.).
Effects of micronutrients foliar application on essential oils of lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L.)
4: Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L.), A: Juvenile plants on a field, B: Leaves at the end of stem elongation (Photos: Bernd Honermeier)
Cultivation of Medicinal and Spice Plants in Germany A Review
ColiMil[R] (which contains Matricaria recutita flowers extract, Foeniculum vulgare fruit extract and Melissa officinalis aerial parts extract) and fennel oil emulsions have also been shown to be effective in the treatment of colic in infants.
Infantile colic
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