| Plant names |
| English |
Balm, Bee Balm, Common Balm, Cure-all, Heart's Delight, Lemonbalm, Melissa, Sweet Balm, The de France |
| Latin |
Melissa officinalis Linne, Melissa cordifolia Pers., Melissa foliosa Opitz., Melissa graveolens Host., Melissa hirsuta Hornem., Melissa Romana Miller., Melissa altissima Sibth. |
| Plant parts | Flower / Blossom, Fresh leaves, Leaf, Oil, Stem, Whole herb |
| Diseases & Uses |
| Diseases |
Abdominal cramp, Abdominal disease, abdominal pain, Abdominal spasms, Abdominal trouble, Aching joints, Aids digestion, all kinds of illnesses, Allergy, Antibacterial, Anticonvulsant, Antiepileptic, Antigout, Antiheartburn, antimicrobial action, Antineuralgic, Antipyretic, AntiRheumatic, Antiviral, Anxiety disorders, Arrhytmia, Asthma, Astringent, bathing, Bee sting, belch, bites, Bleeding diarrhoea, Bronchitis, Bruise, cachexy, cardiac, cardiac conditions, cardiac pain, care of the skin, Carminative, Cellulite, cholagogic, Choleretic, chronic catarrh, Cold sore, colic, Common cold, conjunctivitis, cooling, cough, depression, digestive disorders, digestive disturbance, diuretic, dizziness, earache, ecchymosis, enteritis, Excessive heartbeatings, Excitability, excitability, Excitability, faint, Fatigue, fever, fungicide, headache, Heart inflammation, Herpes, Hypochondriasis, Hypotension, hysteria, Icterus, inflammation, influenza, Irritability, Loss of appetite, Low spirits, melancholy, migraine, mild eczema, Mumps, Nausea, Nervous complaints of heart, Nervous complaints of intestine, Nervous complaints of stomach, nervous heart, Nervous irritability, Nightmares, Pain, pain in the eye, paralysis, Pickmeup, relaxant, relaxes the nervous system, restorative, rubbing remedy, sciatica, Seasickness, sleeplessness, soothe insect bite, Strengthening for the elderly, Strengthening in convalescence, sweatinducing, Tenesmus, Tonic, toothache, tumor, weak nerves, wound healing, Wounds |
| Women's diseases |
Amenorrhea, climacteric, Difficult menstruation, Dysmenorrhea, Emmenagogue, Erratic periods, Galactocele |
| Foods |
Aromatic, culinary herb, liqueur production, tea substitute, Vegetable |
| Other uses |
Aromatherapeutic use, cosmetic use, Perfume, Potpourri |
| Contents |
| | 2-Phenylethanol, 3-Octanol, aldehyde, Alpha-Cadinene, Alpha-Humulene, Alpha-Terpineol, anethol, benz-Aldehyde, Beta-Bourbonene, Beta-Caryophyllene, Beta-Curcumene, Beta-Selinene, Beta-Sitosterol, bitter essence, caffeic acid, Campesterol, Caryophyllene, Caryophyllene-Oxide, Catechin, Chlorogenic-Acid, Cis-Ocimene, Citral, Citral A, Citral B, Citronellal, Citronellol, Delta-Cadinene, essential oil, eugenol, Fat, flavonoid, Furfural, Gamma-Cadinene, Geranial, Geraniol, Geranyl-Acetate, Glucoside, isoquercitrin, labiate tannin, limonene, Linalol, linalool, linoleic acid, Methyl-Eugenol, mucilage, myrcene, N-Docosane, N-Eicosane, Neral, Nerol, Neryl-Acetate, N-Hexadecane, N-Octadecane, N-Pentadecane, N-Tetradecane, Oleanolic-Acid, P-Coumaric-Acid, P-Cymol, Phenol, pinene, polyphenols, Proteins, resin, Rosmarinic-Acid, Saponins, Sesquiterpene, succinic acid, Tannic acid, tannin, Tanning agents, thymol, Trans-Ocimene, triterpenoid, Ursolic-Acid, wax |
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