sweet balm

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sweet balm - bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe and North Americagarden balm, lemon balm, Melissa officinalis, bee balm, beebalmlemon balm - lemony leaves used for a tisane or in soups or fruit punchesherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pestsgenus Melissa, Melissa - a genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae

sweet balm

me·lis·sa

(me-lis'ă), The leaves from the tops of Melissa officinalis (family Labiatae), a plant of southern Europe; a diaphoretic. Synonym(s): sweet balm [G. a bee]

Fringe medicine A floral essence said to be an antidepressant
Herbal medicine
(1) A perennial herb, the oil of which contains citral, citronellal, eugenol acetate, flavonoids, geraniol, polyphenols, tannin, and triterpenoids. Lemon balm is antihistaminic, antipyretic, antispasmodic, antiviral, carminative, sedative, and tonic; it has been used for allergies, colds, depression, eczema, flu, headaches, insomnia, menstrual disorders, vomiting
(2) An extract of lemon—Citrus limon—that has been used topically for herpes simplex-induced cold sores

sweet balm

sweet balm

me·lis·sa

sweet balm

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noun bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves

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