Lemon Balm

# 🌿 Lemon Balm

**Scientific Name:** Melissa officinalis
**Botanical Family:** Lamiaceae (Mint family)
**Plant Type:** Herb
**Geographical Origin:** Mediterranean Region, Europe

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## 🔹 Description
Lemon balm is a lemon-scented herb known for its calming and stress-reducing properties.

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## 🔹 Healing Properties
– **Treatment Properties:** Calming, Antiviral, Cognitive enhancer
– **Temperament:** Cool

**Matched Uses / Conditions**
– Common Cold
– Insomnia
– Mild Anxiety
– Stress

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## 🔹 Usage & Dosage
– **How to Use:** Tea (Infusion), Capsules or Pills, Tinctures
– **Dosage:** 1-2 tsp dried leaves for tea, or 300-600 mg in capsules daily

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## 🔹 Usage Model
Regular use for stress relief and cognitive enhancement

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## 🔹 Alternatives / Replacements
Chamomile, Peppermint

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## 🔹 Precautions
Avoid during thyroid conditions without consulting a doctor.

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## 🔹 References
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### 🔎 Summary (SEO)
A concise profile of **Lemon Balm** (*Melissa officinalis*): a herb from Mediterranean Region, Europe. Properties: Calming, Antiviral, Cognitive enhancer. Temperament: Cool. Includes traditional uses, preparation, precautions, and references.