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Melissa, Balm

Lemon Balm
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Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562

Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599
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Koehler's Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887

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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

Uses:
1. Clears Wind-Heat, Resists Poison, Promotes Sweat:
-colds, flu, fever and
catarrh (infusion with Lemon juice);

2. Clears Liver Heat, Stops Wind:
-good for the Head, Apoplexy, Epilepsy, Migraine, Paralysis, troublesome Sleep, Fainting, Melancholy etc.

3. Moves Qi, Opens Obstructions:
-tension, anxiety, depression, sadness, pensiveness, phobias

4. Benefits the Heart, Calms the Mind and Spirit:
-Cordial, good for the Heart


5. Benefits the Stomach, Promotes Digestion:
-indigestion, flatulence, and dyspepsia, especially when related to anxiety

6. Moves the Qi, Regulates Menstruation:
-promotes menstruation when hindered by Constrained
Qi (emotions), or Liver Heat;

7. Promotes Longevity:
-Traditionally used to Promote Longevity; Paracelsus claimed it to retard old age

8. Externally:
-Applied with salt to Cysts, Sores, Scrofula, hard Swellings and Kernels.
-traditionally been applied to Gout
-juice made up with oil, or an ointment or poultice is good to be applied to fresh Wounds
-‘a most efficient remedy for the healing and sealing of
Wounds’.
-decoction is gargled for toothache.
-Cataplasm of Balm was laid on a woman’s Breast was said to stop
them growing
-in Baths for Uterine diseases

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Main Combinations:
Balm & St. Johns wort

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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:
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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

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