If you’re looking for a convenient, versatile staple to have in your medicine cabinet—lemon balm tincture is your friend! Tinctures provide such an easy and convenient way to get the benefits of lemon balm. You can add it to some tea as well, to provide some extra potent contents of lemon balm to your beverage or just take it straight mixed with a bit of water.
Lemon balm is excellent for the nervous system, digestive system, endocrine system and works as an effective anti-viral. Read more below for how this fantastic herb works with multiple systems in the body to support your health!
Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis)—antidepressant, antiseptic, antithyrotropic, antiviral, aromatic, carminative, diaphoretic, and nervine properties. It is useful for many illnesses such as colds, digestive upset, and flu. It can help reduce fevers because of its light diaphoretic properties and is especially effective for fevers brought on by stress and for fever in children. Lemon balm can effectively get the body to sweat out the fever, while minimizing the discomfort of the process.
Lemon balm is a locally acting antiviral that can decrease the infectivity of a wide range of infections, including Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) and HIV-1, the AIDS virus. Lemon balm is also strong in polyphenols, which have a powerful antiviral response. This can somewhat explain its usefulness in treating shingles and herpes.
It helps to ease the nervous system when experiencing grief, sadness, and depression. It can help calm mania, and hysteria, aid restlessness, and panic attacks, enhance sleep, and can work as a mild sedative for insomnia. Lemon balm is also a fantastic aid for improving memory and focus. This versatile herb is also helpful for anxiety that affects the heart. Lemon balm has a great reputation for working well as a helpful remedy for seasonal affective disorder (SAD). It is also a very safe and wonderful herb for children, too. It can help relax an agitated child and has known benefits for helping treat ADD and ADHD.
Native American’s traditionally used lemon balm for menstruation when they had headaches and cramps as an effective remedy. Lemon balm can also soothe stomach pain from gas and bloating, especially when caused by tension and stress. It is best known for its ability to calm the nerves or spirit. As a relative of the mint family, lemon balm works amazingly well on the overstimulated mind. For those who are always on the go, lemon balm is the perfect go-to herb to center yourself and find your calm.
Lemon Balm is also fantastic for the endocrine system, as it is also known to help treat overactive conditions such as hyperthyroidism and hypoadrenalism. It is recommended to be used in formulas combined with bugleweed to help soothe an overactive thyroid. Studies show that lemon balm has been shown to help in the treatment of Grave’s disease by helping to block thyroid-stimulating hormone TSH receptors.
*These statements are not medical advice and not meant to replace the advice of a medical professional. This product has not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or ailment. We are not responsible for misuse or reactions to our products. Usage is always at the buyer’s own risk. Please reach out to a trusted medical practitioner for any possible contraindications and/or interactions with medications and be sure to inform your doctor about all herbal remedies or supplements you are taking. Use caution while pregnant and breastfeeding.
