Melissa, Balm
Lemon Balm; Mountain Balm, Sweet Balm
Melissophyllum, Apiastrum
Billilotan (Unani)
Melissophyllum, Apiastrum
Billilotan (Unani)
|
|
|
Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562
|
Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599
|
Koehler's Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887
Botanical name:
Melissa officinalis
Parts used:
Herb
Temperature & Taste:
Slightly Cool (some said Warm), dry. Pungent, Sweet
Classifications:
2H. CARMINATIVE.
3A. SUDORIFICS & DIAPHORETICS. 3C. ALEXIPHARMICS. 3D. CORDIALS & CARDIACS. 3G. EMMENAGOGUE
4a. CEPHALIC. 4c. CARDIAC. 4e. STOMACHIC. 4i. UTERINE. 4k. ARTHRITIC
Melissa officinalis
Parts used:
Herb
Temperature & Taste:
Slightly Cool (some said Warm), dry. Pungent, Sweet
Classifications:
2H. CARMINATIVE.
3A. SUDORIFICS & DIAPHORETICS. 3C. ALEXIPHARMICS. 3D. CORDIALS & CARDIACS. 3G. EMMENAGOGUE
4a. CEPHALIC. 4c. CARDIAC. 4e. STOMACHIC. 4i. UTERINE. 4k. ARTHRITIC
Uses:
1. Clears Wind-Heat, Resists Poison, Promotes Sweat:
2. Clears Liver Heat, Stops Wind:
3. Moves Qi, Opens Obstructions:
4. Benefits the Heart, Calms the Mind and Spirit:
5. Benefits the Stomach, Promotes Digestion:
6. Moves the Qi, Regulates Menstruation:
Dose:
Powder: 500mg–3 grams
Infusion: 1 teaspoonful
Brief Decoction: 3–9 grams
Substitutes:
... available in PRO version
Powder: 500mg–3 grams
Infusion: 1 teaspoonful
Brief Decoction: 3–9 grams
Substitutes:
... available in PRO version
Main Combinations:
Balm & St. Johns wort
1. Strengthen the Heart, benefit Memory, comfort Nature and strengthens the whole Body, ... available in PRO version
2. Pensiveness, Worry, Insomnia, and as an exhilarant, Lemon Balm with ... available in PRO version
3. Nervousness, nervous Headaches, nervous Stomach, nervous Heart disorders, insomnia, Lemon Balm with ... available in PRO version
4. Headache, Migraine, Lemon Balm with ... available in PRO version
5. To restore youth, resist Old Age, benefit Memory, prevent Grey hair and relieve a languishing nature, Lemon Balm with ... available in PRO version
6. Strengthen Memory:
i. Lemon Balm with ... available in PRO version
7. Hyperacidity, Lemon Balm with ... available in PRO version
8. Gastric Ulcers, Lemon Balm with ... available in PRO version
9. Palpitations or Heart weakness, Lemon Balm with ... available in PRO version
10. Syncope and to strengthen the Heart, Lemon Balm with ... available in PRO version
11. Asthma, Breathlessness, decoct Lemon Balm with ... available in PRO version
12. Insomnia, Lemon Balm with ... available in PRO version
13. Hyperthyroidism, Lemon Balm with ... available in PRO version
14. To promote menstruation, decoct Lemon Balm with ... available in PRO version
15. To prevent Miscarriage, Lemon Balm with ... available in PRO version
16. Melancholy:
i. Lemon Balm with ... available in PRO version
ii. Lemon Balm with ... available in PRO version
17. Madness, combined Lemon Balm with ... available in PRO version
18. For young babies, to calm them, promote digestion, and relieve wind, Lemon Balm with ... available in PRO version
19. Toothache, chew Lemon Balm with ... available in PRO version
20. Joint pain, apply Lemon Balm with ... available in PRO version
Major Formulas
Powder for Loss of Memory and Stupidity (Philon)
Betony Infusion Compound
Syrup of Balm (Fernelius)
Powder for Melancholy (Philon)
Powder to Strengthen the Heart (Wirtzung)
Cautions:
Generally Safe.
Main Preparations used:
Distilled Water, Oil, Extract, Conserve of the Flowers, Syrup of the Juice, Tincture of Balm
Generally Safe.
Main Preparations used:
Distilled Water, Oil, Extract, Conserve of the Flowers, Syrup of the Juice, Tincture of Balm