Lemon Balm Organic Loose Leaf - Sweet Lemony - Dried Mellisa Officinialis 50g

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It was a common practice to apply lemon balm externally or to take internally for its relaxing effects.

A couple of years ago, I bought a small pot of the herb and left it on an outside table next to the edge of our low lying deck. Africa, Asia, and Europe, lemon balm is a lemon-scented, aromatic, perennial with serrated heart-shaped leaves and whorls of small blue, yellow, or white flowers typical of many members of the Lamiaceae family. I love having dried lemon balm in my little apothecary to grab anytime one of us has an upset stomach, feeling tense or just want to enjoy a sweet tea beverage. Eco-Friendly Packaging: Your Herbs/ Flowers come hand-packed with care into reusable kraft paper, airtight bags. Here, we’ll show you the basics of lemon balm tea and how you can brew up a cup using homegrown lemon balm.If you grow your own lemon balm plant and it is free of pesticides, there is no need to wash the plant before using it or drying it. You probably shouldn’t drink a cup full of tea or some other large amount if you’re on hypothyroid meds/supplements though, without double checking with your doctor or naturopath first. Though i am a thyroid patient (hypothyroid) on medication, i don’t think one leaf a week would have any bad effect on my problem. You can bring your Natureflex™ bag, or any other clean container of your preference, on your next visit to be re-filled with dried herbs. I have a bunch of lemon balm waiting for my attention, and I could use that sleepytime herbal syrup due to some menopause-related sleep problems (I also have hormone-related blemishes that it could help with!

I live in the desert in Arizona with an abundance of wildlife that likes to snatch up plants so I grow mine mostly indoors in a grow tent with 300 watts of light and my Lemon Balm plants and Peppermint Plants have just take off like you wouldn’t believe. According to Nicholas Culpepper (a botanist, avid astrologer, physician, herbalist, and author of the Complete Herbal, written in 1653), said dried lemon balm may be made into a fine 'electuary' with honey. I just bought my first lemon balm plant and will by tucking it into a nice (and large) pot I just happen to have.Read on to find our favorite lemon balm recipes and discover the flavor of this lemony and minty tea. Drying lemon balm is easy to do and there are 3 methods that you can use ; they all work wonderfully! This is the simplest method and best one to use if you don’t have a dehydrator, but it takes a bit longer for the herbs to fully dry.