Lemon Balm Oil

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Lemon balm oil.....This herb is one of the earliest medicinal plants, dating before the Middle Ages. This herb comes from the mint family. It’s an invasive plant in your garden. If you rub your fingers on the leaves they will smell lemony. It’s one of my favorite garden herbs.

Paracelsus, a Renaissance alchemist, called this herb the “Elixir of Life”.

Several studies have been done with this plant in regards to anxiety and sleep. In aromatherapy lemon balm oil helps with anxiety and insomnia.

Paracelsus
(born Theophrastus Phillippus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim)

Botanical Name - Melissa officinalis

Common Method Of Extraction - Steam distilled

Parts Used - Flowering plant

Note Classification - Middle

Aroma - Citrus, light, fresh

Largest Producing Countries - USA , Hungary , Egypt , and Italy


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Traditional Use – This oil is used extensively as a fragrance component in toiletries, cosmetics, and perfumes.

Properties - Antibiotic, antidepressant, antihistaminic, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antispasmodic, antiviral, bactericidal, calmative, carminative, cordial, diaphoretic, digestive, emmenagogue, febrifuge, hypnotic, hypotensive, nervine, sedative, stimulant, stomachic, sudoforic, tonic, uterine, and vermifuge.

Benefits - Allergies, amenorrhea, anxiety, asthma, bronchitis, calming, chronic coughs, colds, colic, depression, dysentery, eczema, fever, general tonic, headache, herpes, hypertension, hysteria, indigestion, infertility, insomnia, insect bites, intellectual fatigue, irritability, menstrual pain, migraine, nausea, nervous tension, palpitations, shock, sterility (women), stomach cramps, stress, vertigo, and vomiting.

Blends Well With - Chamomile roman, frankincense, geranium, lavender, neroli, petitgrain, rose, and citrus oils.

Safety Data - Lemon balm oil is non-toxic. It’s a possible sensitizer and dermal irritatant. Use this oil in low dilutions only.

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