Lemon Balm is such a wonderful ally for these modern times. 

The lemony, zesty taste of this herb evokes those feelings around a freshly made lemonade on a hot afternoon on holidays or from your childhood - things are light, playful, fun and you’re totally present and enjoying every sip and moment of your day… 

So remember back to being a child, when you got lost in play, imagination and those seemingly endless summer days where you were free to run, jump, swim, dance, dress up and play to your hearts content.

Lemon Balm brings the essence of fun, lightness and play from our childhood back into our minds and hearts, especially when we’re starting to feel the strain, stress and anxiety from being an adult in a very serious, modern, fast-paced world!

There are 3 main intelligence centers, or ‘brains’, that Lemon Balm works in within the body:

1. The brain - calming and settling a scattered and anxious mind. It helps to switch off the sympathetic stress response (fight & flight), and engage the parasympathetic response (rest & digest).

2. The heart - calming and settling a racing, pacing, beating stressed/ anxious heart and pulse. 

3. The gut - Lemon Balm is often discussed as a key herb for the ‘gut-brain’ connection - where stress, anxiety and mood issues cause IBS or unwanted gut symptoms. Lemon Balm is wonderful at helping to calm and settle a wound up and stressed gut (e.g. bloating, diarrhoea, gut pain). 

Due to this affinity with childhood, Lemon Balm is also such a fantastic herb for kids - not only due to its actions, but also the taste. It’s great for tummy troubles, especially if stress related, viral infections and fevers. 

Enjoy the lightheartedness and fun Lemon Balm will bring back to your days!

Dosing Instructions:

• Shake well before use.

• Apply 20 drops (1mL) onto the tongue or into a glass of water 1 to 3 times daily.

• Breathe deeply and connect with Lemon Balm.

For acute infections/ fevers: Can dose every few hours, up to 6 times per day.

For children:

• Children 1-4 yrs: 1/4 adult dose

• Children 4-8 years: 1/3 adult dose

• Children 9-12: 1/2 adult dose

• Children 12+: full adult dose

Can dose as per instructions above, or can place desired amount of drops into a larger glass of water and add honey or juice to help with flavour if needed. Sip throughout the day or night as needed.

Lemon Balm Mini Monograph:

Latin Binomial: Melissa officinalis

Plant Part Used: Aerial parts (leaves and sometimes flowers)

Plant Energetics:

Lemon balm is primarily considered cooling, drying and relaxant. This is why it is so wonderful for those states of excess excitation in the nervous system (stress), tension, as well as for fevers and infections. Such a great herb for cooling the body during summer! 

Planetary Ruler:

Jupiter, nodding to its liberating, expansive and peace-promoting effects. 

Main Chemical Constituents:

The key constituents found in lemon balm include volatile oils (such as citronellal, citral, and geraniol), flavonoids (like quercetin and rutin), tannins, polyphenols, and rosmarinic acid. These compounds contribute to its therapeutic effects.

Top Health Indications:

• Anxiety and Stress: Lemon balm is highly effective in reducing anxiety, promoting relaxation, and improving overall emotional well-being.

• Insomnia: especially when related to tension, anxiety or infection/fever. 

• Digestive Disorders: symptoms related to IBS such as indigestion, gas, and bloating, especially if stress induces or related. 

• Viral infections inc Cold Sores/Herpes Simplex: Lemon balm's antiviral properties make it valuable in managing herpes simplex outbreaks and cold sores.

• Heart Health: This herb can be employed to regulate heart palpitations and support a healthy cardiovascular system.

Contraindications and Drug Interactions:

• Hypothyroidism: Lemon balm may interfere with thyroid hormone activity, so individuals with hypothyroidism should generally avoid, or consume under the care of a trained herbalist.

• Hyperthyroidism: While supportive for hyperthyroid states, there may be an additive effect for any prescribed medications for hyperthyroid medications (this may not be unwanted). 

• Sedative Medications: Lemon balm may have an additive effect with any sedating medications (e.g. benzodiazapines), although its sedative effect is more mild. Caution is advised when combining these, please do so with the support of your herbalist trained healthcare practitioner.

• Glaucoma: Lemon balm may increase intraocular pressure, caution advised, monitor.

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