Lemon balm (*Melissa officinalis*): therapeutic benefits, usage restrictions, and adverse reaction profiles. A guide to preparing homemade lemon balm tincture

Melissa is a perennial herb in the mint family. Its leaves have a mild lemon flavor and are used to make medicines. It is used for digestive problems, including stomach upset, bloating, vomiting and dizziness. It also helps with menstrual pain, headache, toothache.

The sedative action of melisa contains chemicals that appear to be soothing, reduces symptoms in people with anxiety disorders, helps with sleep disturbances. The effects of dandruff The use of a mouth balm containing 1% melisa extract shortens the healing time, prevents the spread of infection and prevents dandruffs from recurring. The stomach solution (disease) melisa with other herbs reduces the symptoms of reflux, also prevents abdominal pain, seizures, nausea and vomiting.

Not much is known about the use of melisa during pregnancy and breastfeeding, so it is advisable to avoid it in this condition. melisa may cause too much sleepiness in combination with medicines used during and after surgery and therefore should not be used at least 2 weeks before the planned surgery. sedative medicines combined with melisa can cause too many sleepiness.

Melissa taken orally can cause certain side effects, including nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, dizziness, and shortness of breath.

The ingredients are: 150 g of fresh medicinal melissa leaves a few pieces of fresh mint pepper cinnamon spike lemon spike salted green drill juice of whole lemon 0.5 l of spirit 96% 0.5 l of water 0.5 kg of sugar Performance: The herb is to be poured with a glass of boiling water and steamed under cover for 20 minutes.