Guest guest Posted November 15, 2006 Report Share Posted November 15, 2006 Lemon Balm Lemon Balm has many excellent properties and is safe, effective and tasty. It is primarily used to calm the nervous system. A cup of Lemon Balm tea, sweetened with a touch of honey is a wonderful remedy for headaches, depression, and insomnia. One herbalist recommends combining it with Chamomile flowers to "take the edge off a stressful day". A scientist/Doctor at the University of London endorses it for treating migraine headaches.Lemon Balm can also be used for digestive purposes. It possess a high concentration of essential oils and has anti-spasmodic properties while it helps to relieve gas pains. This herb is also known to have anti-viral and sedative properties. A Lemon Balm cream available in Europe has a significantly greater healing effect on herpes ulcers because of the anti-viral effect of this herb. Unfortunately, this cream is not available in the US. However, if you struggle with Herpes or any other virus you may want to try making a salve or cream of your own. They are very easy to make. This is a first choice herbal treatment for herpes and shingles. You can drink the tea and then use the filtered herb as a poultice on the lesions if you don't have time to make a salve. The body cells have cell receptors that the viruses will latch on to in order to invade. Lemon Balm apparently latches on to those receptors preventing the viruses from latching on and invading the body, thus stopping the spread of infection.Lemon Balm has anti-histaminic properties and can be used to reduce the effects of allergies. Rosemary Gladstar suggests making a tea by combining nettle with Lemon Balm for this purpose.Lemon Balm has a delicious flavor. It is fresh and invigoration, adding a nice touch to any tea you wish to concoct. It is in the mint family and therefore contains anti-oxidant vitamins and selenium which help the immune system. And all mints contain at least 4 anti-viral compounds.Take 1-2 tsp. of the dried herb per cup of boiling water. Steep the herbs until the water is cool. You may want to spike this tea with feverfew, ginger, and/or tumeric for a headache for an even greater effect. If you are making a tea to soak a cotton ball in an apply to a wound or lesion steep 2-4 tsp in a cup of boiling water and apply the tea several times a day. Suzi What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered. health/ http://suziesgoats.wholefoodfarmacy.com/ http://360./suziesgoats Everyone is raving about the all-new beta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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