Taste
Plant Parts Used
Therapeutic Properties
Ayurvedic Character
Cooling
Current Uses
As a member of the mint family, can be used in many of the same ways as mints. Herbal preparations include teas, decoctions, infused wines and spirits, as well as oils and vinegars, ointments and creams. Provides a cool, calming effect.
Plant Life Cycle
Hardiness Zone
Used in Spirits
Precautions
Because it is cooling, the herb has a neutral or mixed effect on Vata dosha, but decreases Kapha and Pitta.
History
Lemonbalm is the main ingredient in Carmelite water, an infused wine deemed highly useful against nervous headache and neuralgic affections, created by Carmelite monks near Paris in 1611.
Footnotes
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