100% natural lemon balm essential oil
Lemon balm is one of the most well-known culinary, aromatic, and medicinal plants that has accompanied humanity for many centuries.
It was cultivated by ancient Romans two thousand years ago, and mentions of its medicinal properties can also be found in the works of many ancient Greek healers.
Lemon balm is also mentioned in the works of the famous Avicenna. The great physician, who lived about a thousand years ago, believed that lemon balm had a beneficial effect on the heart and also helped to rid the mind of bad thoughts and cure “black melancholy”.
Another great scientist, Paracelsus, highly valued the medicinal properties of lemon balm — according to his assertion, it is the most beneficial plant for the heart of all born on earth.
Today it is known that an infusion of lemon balm is very useful for those who are subjected to great mental stress on a daily basis, as it has a beneficial effect on memory and cognitive abilities.
People have been cultivating lemon balm since ancient times, adding it to food to stimulate the appetite. But the word “melissa” in Greek means bee, honey.
The Latin name of the plant is “bee star”. It is enough to rub the walls of a beehive with this herb, and bees will flock to it, as if by magic. They are attracted by the lemon scent (which is lost when the plant fades). Traps rubbed with lemon balm are hung by beekeepers in apiaries and forests to attract swarms.
Bees will not sting if you moisten your hands with an infusion of the leaves of this plant. And it is called honey herb for its high honey productivity. From a hectare of flowering lemon balm, bees collect about 150 kg of delicate, light honey.
Its birthplace is the territory from the Eastern Mediterranean through the Balkans, the Caucasus and Iran, Ukraine and Central Asia, the Lower Volga region to the southwest of Siberia. Today, lemon balm, as a cultivated plant, is spread throughout Europe and North America.
Lemon balm of the Cymbopogon Winterianus species grows in Java and is otherwise known as Javanese citronella. Unlike Cymbopogon nardus (Ceylon citronella), citronella, which grows in Java, yields twice as much oil as citronella from Sri Lanka.
Javanese citronella oil is of higher quality and is preferred for making perfumes. In home conditions, a mixture of this oil with cedar oil has long been used as a means of repelling insects.
Lemon balm oil has a fresh herbal aroma with a bright lemon nuance.
It has a pronounced effect on the psycho-emotional sphere of a person. It calms perfectly, eliminates depression and melancholy, normalizes sleep, and improves memory. At the same time, the oil contributes to a decrease in blood pressure and is effective in cases of heart palpitations.
It is effective in menstrual cycle disorders and infertility caused by them. In case of allergy, the oil helps well, relieving the symptoms of eczema, psoriasis, neurodermatitis, and improving the condition with bronchial asthma.
Having antiviral properties, it facilitates the course of respiratory-viral infections, helps reduce temperature. With bronchitis and tracheitis, it facilitates the discharge of sputum, accelerating the recovery process.
Cooling and deodorizing agent. Useful for skin diseases, ulcers of the oral cavity and throat. It helps with dyspepsia, colic, gastroenteritis, muscle and headaches, excessive sweating (especially with sweaty feet), and pediculosis.
Repels insects, purifies and freshens the air.
Top note oil.
