Lemon Balm, Melissa officinalis

As a medicinal plant, Lemon Balm has traditionally been employed against catarrh, fever, flatulence, headaches, influenza, and toothaches. It has also been used as a carminative, diaphoretic, and sedative. Recent evidence suggests that lemon balm has a depressant or sedative action on the central nervous systems of test done on laboratory mice. Oil of balm has also been shown to have antiviral, antibacterial, and antispasmodic activity. Lemon balm has been reported to be an insect repellent as well.
It has also long been an integral ingredient in the infamous (banned in many parts of the world) Absinthe drink.

Our powdered extract (4:1) contains the violate oil, glycosides, caffeic acid, flavonoids and triterpene acid.