Lemon Balm
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Melissa officinalis, known as lemon balm, common balm, balm, or balm mint is a perennial herbaceous plant in the mint family. The plant is native to south-central Europe, North Africa, the Mediterranean region and Central Asia. The characteristics of this herb include the fact that it has a rather strong lemon mint smell and flavor.

The part used of the lemon balm plant is essentially the leaf, as well as the essential oil that is extracted. The essential oil, which is its most pried asset, plays a huge role in soothing the body as well as skin and nerves around the area on which it is applied. Lemon balm is the most commonly used herb outside the United States and is regularly used for its medicinal benefits. The herb's benefits on a medicine scale include the fact that the calming effects on the extract help significantly in dealing with anxiety, sleep problems, vomiting as well as menstrual cramps, headaches, toothaches, and mental disorders such as melancholia and hysteria.

There are a number of uses of lemon balm in the cosmetics industry because of the skin cleansing properties the oil possesses. Applying some amount of lemon balm gel on the face before performing a steam facial is known to have some of the most effective results. As mentioned earlier, the use of lemon balm is abudant in therapeutic treatments with the oil regularly used when nervous tensions as well as aromatherapy is performed. Among the basic medical treatment options, lemon balm is also known to be very effective when it comes to dealing with the herpes virus, sores, painful swellings and in a compress when treating gout. Ongoing research also seems to suggest that, when used in combination with common sage, lemon balm is known to have positive effect on an improving memory.

Other uses of lemon balm include the fact that it is regularly used as a flavoring in a number of food and beverage preparations. The root factor in the healing properties of lemon balm is considered yo be the chemicals that cause it to act as a sedative. Its antiviral properties also help it contribute to the human body's ability to fight off infections internally.

In the traditional Austrian medicine, lemon balm has been prescribed for interal and external application for the treatment of disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, nervous system, liver and bile. High doses of purified lemon balm extracts were found to be effective in the amelioration of laboratory induced stress in human subjects, producing significally increased levels of calmness and decreased levels of alertness. Lemon balm is believed to inhibit the absorption of the thyroid medication thyroxine. A daily dose of lemon balm tea showed reduce in oxidative stress. The crushed leaves, when rubbed on the skin, act as an insect repellent.

Medicinal Appilications:

It has calming, stress reducing and sedative abilities.

It helps with digestion and flatulence.

It causes increased persiration, resulting in increasing natural detoxifying processes.

It helps with treating the herpes simplex virus.

Lemon balm has been found to help in the faster healing of open wounds.

Due to its sedative compounds, it can be successfully used in dealing with toothache

It has shown promise in the treatment against hair loss.

This is to inform you that we are not doctors. What is written above has a simple character and in no way replaces medical application. Always consult your doctor about your health issues.