50 Seeds Lemon Balm

 

Easy to grow. Sow in garden. Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed. Best planted at soil temperatures between 10°C and 25°C. (Show °F/in)

Space plants: 25 cm apart

Harvest in 8-10 weeks. Cut back tall stems to prevent flowering.

Compatible with: Good to attract bees

 

 

Lemon balm is a pretty plant that prefers rich moist soil and partial shade. It can tolerate direct sunlight but plants grown in shade tend to be larger and more succulent. It is related to mint in appearance, but it is not as invasive and easier to control. A clump-forming herbaceous perennial with heart shaped, deeply veined leaves that are covered with stiff hairs. Chopped fresh leaves can be used to add zest to sweet or tangy dishes. It combines well with allspice, bay leaves, mint, pepper, rosemary and thyme. A wonderful addition to fruit salads, green salads, herb butters, fruit drinks, sorbets. It can also be used in egg dishes, custards, soups and casseroles. It works well in stuffings for poultry, lamb or pork. Its subtle flavor is a perfect for sauces and marinades for fish.

 

The oil of lemon balm has a gently sedating effect, which helps to disperse tension and stress reactions, and lighten the load of depression. Many years ago I had an elderly friend ring me asking what herb might help her husband who was very depressed. He had been sick for a while, had no interest in life and would not even get out of his pajamas in the morning. I suggested lemon balm tea. So they both drank lemon balm tea and very soon Melba reported back to me, that husband, Herb, had a new lease on life and was getting dressed each morning. Maybe, all Herb needed was an herb to give him back his spark!

In 1696 ‘The London Dispensary’, reported that ‘balm in wine, taken every morning, would renew youth, strengthen the brain, relieve languishing nature and prevent baldness’. The wine was also taken for headaches, nervous disorders, to reduce fevers, prevent nightmares, as a tonic, and a remedy for impotence. The Arabs revered balm for its healing, soothing, calming powers; and as a remedy for heart palpitations, eye ailments, nervousness, prevent miscarriages, to strengthen the memory, and prolong the life of man. They believed it also gave intelligence to all animals that fed on it. Several handfuls were fed to animal’s morning and night.

For anyone who drinks lemon balm regularly, they will know the calming, relaxing and refreshing benefits. Students studying for exams have shared with me, how drinking the tea, has helped to clear the head, sharpen the memory, and calmed their butterflies before and during exams.

Lemon balm has featured for: flatulence, colic, poor digestion, vomiting, headaches, migraines, to ease griping pains, ulcers, nervous upset, nervous heart disorders, mood swings, gout, arthritis, loss of bladder control, vertigo, herpes, fevers, diabetes, bronchial catarrh, influenza, coughs, colds, female complaints and uterine pain, menstrual irregularity and infertility, insomnia, senility, reducing high temperatures, Alzheimer's disease, palpitations and heart disease, shingles, high blood pressure, candida, cancer, and to help stimulate the spleen, thyroid, pancreas, kidneys, liver and gall bladder.

 

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