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LEMON BALM

Latin Name: Melissa officinalis
Family: Labitae
Height: 30-80cm

A safe food for rabbits and guinea pigs. Lemon Balm has a calming action and is good for the digestive system.

Constituents: Volatile oils, flavanoids, polyphenols.

Actions: Soothing, sedative, promotes sweating.

Sources: 

Lemon Balm (US) Lemon Balm (US/Canada) from Kalyx US

Organic Lemon Balm (International) Organic Lemon Balm (US/Canada) from Kalyx US

Lemon Balm  is included in the Galen's Garden's Hedgerow Herbs blend of 20 different herbs and wild plants.

Herbs and Wild Plants
Constituents and Actions
Agrimony | Avens | Borage | Calendula | Cats Claw | Celery | Chanca Piedra | Chickweed | Chicory | Cleavers | Coltsfoot | Comfrey | Cornsilk | Dandelion | Echinacea | Elder Flower | Fennel | Fenugreek | Garlic | Goats Rue | Golden Rod | Groundsel | Inula | Lemon Balm | Maca | Mallow | Marshmallow | Meadowsweet | Melilot | Milk Thistle | Mouse Ear | Nettles | Parsley | Plantain | Raspberry Leaf | Red Clover | Rosehip | Shepherds Purse | Suma | Valerian | Yarrow

Herb uses, myths and herb/drug interactions
From Harvard Medical School's Consumer Health Information