Benefits of Lemon Balm
Lemon balm, or commonly called Melissa, is a kind of herb that is mostly cultivated in Southern Europe and in the Mediterranean.
The name Melissa comes from it’s scientific name in botany. The scientific name of lemon balm is Melissa Officinalis. It is called lemon balm since it smells like lemon.
Lemon balm can be cultivated in wide range of climate conditions. However,it is mostly cultivated in mild temperature zones. It also needs winter mulch and sandy soil to survive. Lemon balm leaves are used in herbal medicine for various diseases and conditions. Not only the leaves but also the stems and flowers of lemon balm are used in herbal medicine.
This article is about the benefits of lemon balm leaves in herbal medicine world. Lemon balm is taken in the form of tea.
This is a great list of benefits of lemon balm:
- It is used as sedative in the treatment of depression.It is used to minimize the effect of depression.
- It is notably effective against the herpes virus
- It lessens the effect of stomach gas and cramps.It has also antispasmodic effect on the stomach.
- According to the researchers,lemon balm leaves have antibacterial and antiviral properties.
- It is used in the treatment of thyroid.
- It is used to treat flu.
- It is used to lower blood pressure
- It is used in the treatment of insomnia and indigestion.
- It improves the memory.
- It is used to release hormones in the body.
- It is somehow connected with Grave’s and Alzheimer’s diseases.
If you have a sleeplessness problem,or insomnia, I strongly to recommend to drink lemon balm tea.
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Marcus Edward John Cross | Mar 9, 2008 | Reply
Interesting and informative, although could have done with a bit more detail.
ajmal | Mar 9, 2008 | Reply
need more scientific reasoning
Kelly | Mar 9, 2008 | Reply
Exactly how does it work on treating all of these ailments?
Lucy Lockett | Mar 10, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for the info!
name | Apr 11, 2008 | Reply
it also makes you sleepy which means you shouldn’t drink during work hours
William L | Apr 16, 2008 | Reply
I just Love Lemon Balm. Its truly a fantastic herb, this page is nice it pretty much sums up everything I\’ve learned so far about it. Its a wonderful Night herb, makes a beautiful cup of tea, and it is also very affordable.
Pree S | Jun 23, 2008 | Reply
I moved about a year ago onto a street called Lemonbalm and this past weekend I was going through my front garden, the previous owners turned the entire front area into an enormous garden full of different plants trees and flowers. Well, little did I realize that right in the front is a lovely patch of Lemon Balm. THe reason why I didn’t see it before is cause the previous owners harvested the plants before they moved out. Its amazing what you find in your own yard
Andrew | Sep 12, 2008 | Reply
“It is somehow connected with Grave’s and Alzheimer’s diseases.”
It might be important to determine how it is connected to these horrible diseases. Just a thought.
nutuba | Feb 17, 2009 | Reply
Very interesting and informative! I knew it smelled great but didn’t realize it had all these other benefits too. Great article!
Juancav | Feb 17, 2009 | Reply
Healthy advices,thank you.
Bren Parks | Feb 17, 2009 | Reply
Interesting…
Glynis Smy | Mar 12, 2009 | Reply
I would love to know the connection with Alzheimer’s, my maternal grandmother had it and my father has it, I am vunerable to genes on both sides, maybe I should drink it. Interesting.
hollynoel001 | May 31, 2009 | Reply
very informative thanks