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Lemon Balm, scientific name: Melissa officinalis, the elixir of life. Find out more about this interesting plant in today’s blog post.
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Lemon Balm, your personal elixir of life
This is an upright herbaceous, bushy perennial with light green leaves and a coarse texture. It belongs to the mint family.
Also, it’s native to Central Asia, south-central Europe, Iran, and the Mediterranean basin.
However, the cultivation of this plant has been naturalized throughout America.
The medicinal use of lemon balm goes back 2,000 years. In those times it was used for medicinal purposes by Greeks and Romans.
It was considered to be the elixir of life by ancient herbalists and physicians.
Especially due to its ability to:
- reduce anxiety;
- ease insomnia;
- treat gastrointestinal problems;
- cure the Alzheimer’s disease.
Important herb in lots of dishes
This plant is also quite popular in lots of culinary herb lists. For example, to flavor ice creams and both hot and iced teas. You can also pair it with sweet fruit dishes and is the key ingredient in lemon balm pesto.
We can see this essential oil from the plant in different perfumes.
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