2023-06-29 15:44:27
Lemon balm can help with stress and restlessness. What other effects the medicinal plant has, whether there are any side effects and how to use them – this information is available here.
Lemon balm is relatively undemanding and can also be grown well in the home garden. As medicinal plant it has been used in monastery gardens for hundreds of years and its calming effect has been scientifically proven. There is more about this in the article here.
Melissa in the profile: names and origin
Name: lemon balm Botanical name: Melissa officinalis Family: Labiatae Vernacular: beeweed, immenflower, honey leaf Special features: medicinal plant of the year 1988 Origin: southern Europe and the eastern Mediterranean area Medicinal use: nervous-related problems falling asleep and gastrointestinal complaints
What is lemon balm?
Anyone who has ever held a lemon balm leaf in their hands can perhaps guess why the plant is also popularly called beeweed: it exudes a particularly intense scent. As Ursel Bühring, founder of the Freiburg School of Medicinal Plants, reports in her universal book “Everything about medicinal plants”, bees release a secretion that resembles the smell of lemon balm. That’s why they rave about lemon balm. By the way: There is no difference between lemon balm and lemon balm, but the plant is called lemon balm because of its characteristic scent.
Melissa belongs to the mint family and doesn’t take much to grow in the garden. According to Ursel Bühring, however, it feels particularly comfortable on humus-rich soil in a wind-protected location. The medicinal plant can grow up to 90 centimeters high.
Lemon balm: The effect briefly explained
Melissa has been shown to have a calming effect. According to the German pharmacist newspaper the essential oil with the main components citral and citronellal is responsible for this. According to Ursel Bühring, other effective ingredients in lemon balm are flavonoids, bitter substances and tannins.
According to the expert, lemon balm can help with insomnia, but also calm a nervous stomach. Because the medicinal plant also has an antispasmodic effect, it should also be able to provide relief for menstrual cramps. According to the German pharmacist newspaper Lemon balm has an antiviral effect and is therefore used in certain creams for the external treatment of cold sores.
Application: This is how lemon balm can be used
Lemon balm can be used both externally and internally. Ursel Bühring recommends the following recipe for a daily amount (two to three cups of tea) for a bedtime tea:
The infusion should steep for ten minutes with the lid closed. This is important because the essential oils could evaporate with the steam. A cure lasts four to six weeks.
According to Ursel Bühring, commercially available tea bags are less suitable for treating ailments because the parts of the plant are severely crushed and some of the essential oil may have already evaporated. The expert writes that they should only be used for therapy if they meet the guidelines of the German Pharmacopoeia.
Lemon balm: what side effects are possible?
Ursel Bühring describes lemon balm as a “mild herbal tranquilizer with no side effects”. Of course, this does not apply to preparations with lemon balm that are available in pharmacies. Manufacturer’s instructions should always be followed.
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