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Melissa Essential Oil
(also known as Lemon Balm)
(Melissa officinalis)
Scent: Sweet smell is soft, vegetative, and distinctly lemon.
• Esteemed as the “elixir of life”
• Sedative properties: decreases nervousness, sleeplessness, distress, shock, and low mood states
• Reduces anxiety by slowing respiration and pulse
• Relaxes stiff, sore muscles, and muscle spasms
• Particularly beneficial for problematic menstrual cycles—promotes hormonal balance (PMS and Menopause)
• Useful for relief of herpes lesions
Melissa Oil
Buyer Beware: Expensive due to small yield per acre; often adulterated with cheaper lemon-scented oils.
