Melissa was born on Mediterranean and using in medicine for 2000 years, first recommendations about using this herb was given still in Natural History by Plini a Senior on 77 years till our century.
Herb in very popular in alternative medicine, but not an all his distinguish her from twins, accepting for other a family Lamiaicae is catnip or darter head. If you are seen a herb with a strong branched root, green, weak lowering leafs, and smelling a honey with lemon -this is Melissa, remember in Melissa aroma not having bitterness or thyme s notes.
If in herb not root system, leafs are grey colour, of a strong lowering, white flowers, bitterness smelling and thyme impurity, thus before you is catnip simple. If in herb rod root system, violet flowers, leafs are narrow, bluish from a lowering, smelling ,like honey with lemon, with geranium mixture thus this is snake head Moldavian, and not confuse, in these herbs are different healing effects, and own indications and contraindications.
Melissa is popular, thanks for soft sedative effect, where are first French scientists knew on 1889, remedies of Melissa having clear axiological effects, as fighting fear and worry, and light sedative effect with axiological are using her on the daily time, not causing sleepiness, lowering heart beating frequency, lowering pressure, anti-arrhythmic effect and her calling is heart delight. As unique remedy, melissa appreciating in all nerves diseases kinds, neurosis, stomach colics , bowel swelling, headaches, helping and in tracheo bronchitis, pharyngitis, otitis, antritis, anemia, as female herb calling her mother liquor as weaking symptoms for climax, pregnancy toxicosis, ache menses, affecting on the hormonal system, and remember,that using just aerial part of herb. Infusion herb using in dizziness , strong stomach hurt, sense lost, 15 gr of dried mass adding in 200 ml. of water, cool, filter, use one tbl.sp. for 3 times/day.
And for tincture preparing, use 70 perc.spirit or vodka, and chopped leafs as one to 5, infuse in dark place for 30 days, shaking, filter, use on 15 drops in hour after meal, or dilute in 0.5 glass of water , in ache menses , high nervousness, insomnia, weak appetite, meteorism, digestion problems. And avoid give for children's and pregnancy as of having alcohol!
One tbl.sp. of leafs chopped Melissa add in thermos, add 2 glasses of hot water, infuse 30 min, filter. Use 0.5 glass for 2 times/day in insomnia, stress, spasms stomach, bowel, over cooling. Externally infusion apply for compresses in furunculosis.
Compresses with Melissa benefit in rheumatism, burns, injuries, gargle mouth in parodontosis, chopped leafs as fresh or dried wetted in hot water apply to the wounds and injures for lowering aches.
If about a benefit to say as tea Melissa is out competition, use one tea.sp. black tea and mix dried leafs of Melissa, pour over 400 ml. of the hot water and infuse 20 min, use tea on evening as right away after cooking, warm. Lemon with Melissa and honey preventing avitaminosis developing, strengthening immunity, helping for organism fight with season diseases, calming, and fighting insomnia.
By Filin, candidate for biological science, employee science for Botanical garden, MGU.
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