NAME
Lemon balm
LATIN NAME
Melissa officinalis
SYNONYMS (can include local names)
FAMILY
BOTANICAL INFORMATION (can include growing environment, plant identification and processing)
PART/S USED
aerial parts
Best to use fresh plant for making tea as volatile oils can diminish significantly on drying.
ADMINISTRATION
tea, tincture,powder
USES
TRADITIONAL/LOCAL USES
MODERN USES
DOSAGE STRATEGIES (can include 1:1, 1:2, 1:3, 1:4, 1:5 etc)
SAFETY
GENERAL
PAEDIATRIC
PREGNANCY
ADVERSE REACTIONS
HERBAL COMBINATIONS
lemon balm and peppermint is a good combination to improve digestion
INTERACTIONS
HERB-DRUG INTERACTIONS
HERB-HERB INTERACTIONS
HERB-FOOD INTERACTIONS
EVIDENCE/RESEARCH
PRACTITIONER KNOWLEDGE (Please share your clinical experience of this herb here)
found lemon balm to be very useful in the treatment of stress and anxiety with digestive upset in a six year old boy, it addressed the mind-gut connection.
THERAPEUTIC EFFICACY
CLINICAL TRIAL EVIDENCE
PHARMACOLOGICAL EVIDENCE
POSITIVE RESEARCH
NEGATIVE RESEARCH
ARTICLE LINKS (Please feel free to include relevant articles either authored by you or that you feel would be of interest to your peers in the WIKIHERB Community)
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