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Lemon Balm Leaf C/S (Melissa officinalis) 1 lb: C

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Shipping Weight:	16.00 ounces
SKU:	201715-31_C
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Lemon balm is used in herbal teas, both for its flavor and its mild sedative properties.

It is also used as a strong decoction, extract, tincture and skin lotion.

The lemon-scented leavs are a potpourri favorite.

The 1997 Commission E on Phytotherapy and Herbal Substances of the German Federal Institute for Drugs Lemon Balm Leaf for 'Nervous sleeping disorders. Functional gastrointestinal complaints.'

'Dosage: Unless otherwise prescribed: Several times daily, 1.5 - 4.5 g of herb per cup of tea, as needed. Mode of Administration: Comminuted herb, herb powder, fluid - extracts or dry extracts for teas and other galenical preparations. Ground herb and its preparations for oral use. Note: Combinations with other sedative and/or carminative herbs may be beneficial.'

'Actions: Sedative; Carminative.'

Upset stomach and blue mood? Lemon balm may be just the thing. The tea is also recommended for menstrual cramps.

It can also relieve chronic bronchial catarrh, and some forms of asthma.

It is a key ingredient in certain perfumes and cosmetics.

The terpenes, part of the pleasant smelling essential oil from lemon balm, produce this herb's relaxing and gas-relieving effects.

Lemon balm lotion has demonstrated antiviral activity, and is useful as a topical herpes treatment.

Lab studies indicate that Lemon balm prevents an overactive thyroid from hypersecretion of thyroid-stimulating hormone, thus preventing hyperthyroidism. This is an area of continuing research.

Grieve's classic 'A Modern Herbal': 'Carminative, diaphoretic and febrifuge. It induces a mild perspiration and makes a pleasant and cooling tea for feverish patients in cases of catarrh and influenza. To make the tea, pour 1 pint of boiling water upon 1 oz. of herb, infuse 15 minutes, allow to cool, then strain and drink freely. If sugar and a little lemonpeel or juice be added it makes a refreshing summer drink.'

'Balm is a useful herb, either alone or in combination with others. It is excellent in colds attended with fever, as it promotes perspiration.'

'John Hussey, of Sydenham, who lived to the age of 116, breakfasted for fifty years on Balm tea sweetened with honey, and herb teas were the usual breakfasts of Llewelyn Prince of Glamorgan, who died in his 108th year. Carmelite water, of which Balm was the chief ingredient, was drunk daily by the Emperor Charles V.'

'Commercial oil of Balm is not a pure distillate, but is probably oil of Lemon distilled over Balm. The oil is used in perfumery.'

'Balm is frequently used as one of the ingredients of pot-pourri. Mrs. Bardswell, in The Herb Garden, mentions Balm as one of the bushy herbs that are invaluable for the permanence of their leaf-odours, which, 'though ready when sought, do not force themselves upon us, but have to be coaxed out by touching, bruising or pressing. Balm with its delicious lemon scent, is by common consent one of the most sweetly smelling of all the herbs in the garden. Balm-wine was made of it and a tea which is good for feverish colds. The fresh leaves make better tea than the dry.'

Refreshing Drink in Fever: 'Put two sprigs of Balm, and a little woodsorrel, into a stone-jug, having first washed and dried them; peel thin a small lemon, and clear from the white; slice it and put a bit of peel in, then pour in 3 pints of boiling water, sweeten and cover it close.'

'Claret Cup. One bottle of claret, one pint bottle of German Seltzer-water, a small bunch of Balm, ditto of burrage, one orange cut in slices, half a cucumber sliced thick, a liqueurglass of Cognac, and one ounce of bruised sugar-candy. Process: Place these ingredients in a covered jug well immersed in rough ice, stir all together with a silver spoon, and when the cup has been iced for about an hour, strain or decanter it off free from the herbs, etc.' (Francatelli's Cook's Guide.)

'A bunch of Balm improves nearly all cups.'

King's 1898 Dispensatory: 'Balm is moderately stimulant, diaphoretic, and antispasmodic. A warm infusion, drank freely, has been serviceable as a diaphoretic in febrile diseases and painful menstruation, and to assist the operation of other diaphoretic medicines; in combination with ipecacuanha, and potassium nitrate, a valuable diaphoretic is formed. It is also occasionally used to assist menstruation. When given in fevers, it may be rendered more agreeable by the addition of lemon juice. The infusion may be taken ad libitum.'

Botanical Name:

Melissa officinalis

Origin:

Bulgaria

Manufacturer - Click for Complete List:

Starwest Botanicals

Manufacturer Number:

201715-31

UPC:

76796301418

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