Plant:-Melissa officinalis L.
Common Name:-Lemon Balm,
Family :-Lamiaceae
Chemical composition : The main chemical components are trans-ocimene, cis-ocimene, 3-octanone, methyl hepenone, cis-3-hexenol, 3-octanol, 1-octen-3-ol, copaene, citronellal, linalool, b-bourbonene, caryophyllene, a-humulene, neral, germacrene-D, geranial, geranyl acetate, d-cadinene, y-cadinene, nerol and geraniol.
Common Uses : , Cardiovascular, Colds, Depression, Herpes, Hypertension, Insect Bites, Nausea, Pregnancy, Sore Throat, Sunburns
Properties : Anodyne, Antispasmodic, AntiViral, Aromatic, Cardic tonic Cordial, Carminative, Diaphoretic/sudorific, Digestive, Emmenagogue, Febrifuge, Hypotensive, Nervine, Sedative, Stomachic, Uterine Tonic,Vermifuge.
Medicinal use:- It may block some of the activity of thyroid hormone in the body. Therefore, it has been used in the past to treat Grave’s disease, an auto-immune condition in which the thyroid gland produces excess thyroid hormone The plant contains polyphenols, it can help significantly in the treatment of cold sores and combat the herpes simplex virusmon balm is widely used to treat anxiety and insomnia
Lemon balm contains volatile (essential) oils, including citronellal and citral A and B, which are known to ha Lemon balm also improved memory and lengthened attention span in individuals suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.ve sedative properties
Other uses of the herb : The plant is said to repel flies and ants
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