Been using lemon balm for 2 years. My memory has increased. Many fewer senior moments. I am 80 and my memory is better than when much younger. Will not be without it.
I pick mine, course dice, stir into honey. It makes instant tea. Just scoop into a cup and pour hot water. Keep in fridge, I've had it stay good up to a year.
@ Pauly Fongemie Hello! How do you use lemon balm? How much do you use daily? Do you use it fresh or dried? I have a friend with early onset dementia and would like him to try it. Thank you, in advance.
Because of you our family of 7 got an unexpected blessing!!!!! A lady was wearing a shirt with "God is good all the time" on it. I asked her if she watched your channel and she said no but we had a polite small chat talk of how the lord blessed us by protecting our family and pets from our house fire and how he worked in her life too. Afterwards we said our goodbyes and pulled in to the back of the parking lot to change our youngest butt and nurse. She came up 20 minutes later and said God lead her to leave her phone there for the first time ever. Then handed us $100 bill and said she felt God speak. We burst in tears because there was no way she knew we needed it as we've been struggling and that amount was the minimum to pay the rest of our monthly needs for our family of 7. (She's a mother of 8 we found out and we have 5 so we felt a kinship immediately). So thank you for helping bring a blessing into our world!!! God bless you and yours!!!
@@RainCountryHomestead absolutely!!!! 9 and a half years ago my better half didn't believe in the lord. I watched him in 2018 bow his head and except him as his savior. No matter the pain (we've went through hell. House fire and lost everything, held my 20 month old niece as cancer took her, lost multiple loved ones and family as well as not been able to get help with our home.) we've been through we always make it through and blessings come when we most need them. We're also able to bless others as they need even though we have very little. God is great all the time!!!!!
@@RainCountryHomestead melisa teoride zararlimi' benim troidlerim alindi' kullanabilir miyim melisa otunu' biraz kuruttum ama daha kullanmadim' arada ağzıma atıyorum yaş melusadan.
1. Many years ago, over 40 years ago, had a severe tortilocolous develolped accidentially while riding on a midnight bus trip from Edmonton Alberta to Vancouver BC. Cause was sleep exhaustion and trying to rest with the head on an armrest using two seats to lay down; halfway through the trip, near Rogers Pass, BC, the highway was under construction but no one including the driver could foresee the deep potholes strewn for the next forty miles. Boom on one side of the neck, change up to the other side, boom on that side, By the time got to Kelowna, with no sleep for two days, the neck was in the beginning to a main seizure. Got off the bus and stayed at my sisters for one night. Arriving in Vancouver that day, the right side of the neck at the Levator Scapula muscle conjunction with the Trapezius and Scalenes, it was the size of a baseball hardball. It needed a Chiropractic adjustment first. But no chiropractor would touch it ~ one look and they said no. Ended up paralyzed i.e. had to lay down flat out for 14 -16 hours a day for the next three months. When up, there was no turning the head independently or even at the waist. If doing so a fire pain would surge and stay burning throughout the entire chest for the next 30-40 minutes. There was no jogging, no walking for a block ~ only get from a car e.g. to a rest stop at a restaurant. If at the restaurant, no head turning, only sitting erect. If being upset, or angry the same fire would flame up and teach me a lesson as if having moved the wrong way. Long story short, no walking for six months. Ended up at a massage school for one year, lots of good massages but no relief ~ but after six months could do a light jog on the track. At the end of the school year ended up at another sisters in Reading, Pennsylvanian. She found a 90 year old chiropractor. He gave me a 3 three inch long vial about 1/2 inch diameter of an oil called Melissia Officianalis and told me next day to go to the park and lay over a gymnastic bar in the park ~ upside down and sway like a cow ~ slowly, gently for a half hour after taking the first of 3 sips. Bringing a towel to put under the belly, this was done for about twenty minutes. After the 3rd sip, swaying away like a cow moves it head from side to side ~ upside down letting the head and upper body relax as much as possible, suddenly a "pop" sounded like a large submerged rain drop in a pool of water happened followed by a gush of energy throughout the entire upper body and neck and head ~ for the first time in three years all the pain was gone and was free to move in any direction and run to the heart's content. 2. Five years ago, September 2017, made a tea with 7 fresh Lemon Balm leaves from the garden, poured boiled water for 2 1/2 cups over it, and let it steep for 15 minutes. One cup made the whole body relax from months of stress for the first time. Lasted the entire afternoon to early evening...would go and take a sip now and then to continue the pleasant relaxation. About 10 pm took a second cup after warming it up from the same pot earlier, went to sleep just before 11 then woke up about 1 am to find the entire brain was being washed with a 'nourishment' that allowed deeper and deeper entry into conscious lucid dreaming wherein the dream blessing and blessings to a pinnacle of concentration was allowed. Immediately woke up totally refreshed as if starving no more. Rain Lady is totally correct about Lemon Balm ~ for stress, anxiety, nerve transmission, headache, toothache, sometimes just putting the brewed leaf from the cup on the face soothes a toothache. Yes, Lemon Balm is said to be used for a period of a couple of weeks...and to pay attention to how it feels after that, if hints to stop, for a period or longer period then to do so. Sorry for the long story, haven't recanted this to many, as a student of herbology ~ Lemon Balm always remains as a favourite cherished herb and should be in every home and business office ~ lol.
I originally grew lemon balm for my eldest son... After losing him to an accident in 2006, I always have it growing around the cottage and thinking of him. I don't necessarily like lemon balm, but it's there for him. ❤️
@@doodlesthegoose7085 thank you very much. You know... It's my birthday today and no matter how many years have passed, it's always difficult today. Thank you again.
I recently discovered the tea with lemon balm helps me get to sleep and stay asleep. I make a quart of it and put it in the refrigerator to split for 2 nights. It has worked so well I have been able to successfully decrease a medication I have been taking for years for sleep assistance to lessen pain and prevent AM headaches. I didn't know it could slow the thyroid, thank you for the information! I drank it 2 times one day for anxiety and was so calm it felt wrong! This is a miracle herb.
You could consider mixing it up like I do. Try catnip or catmint tea for one night (tastes best when mixed with mojito or peppermint) then lemon balm the next. Or even go stretches of a few nights each. Valerian leaf is also another great option to help with sleep, it is not as powerful or strong tasting as the root but still can work well for calming the nerves
lessen in taking ( too) much seasoning (n esp.the packet u add to maggie mee/instant noodles ) n black sauce stopped my am headaches(used to have acute headahes upon waking up almost every morning!) surprisingly,any connection? maybe.but i reduce those 2 items in my food intake now.
That's good to know thanks. I got Lyme disease from mosquitoes in the form of malaria as well. I live by Cape Cod of all places. Needless to say I hate those flying hypodermic needles 😀
I grab a handful and rub it on exposed skin prior to gardening once mosquito season starts, especially in the evening when they seem to swarm. I have three nice size plants about the yard and hope to dry some soon and make tea.
I pick a handful and put the fresh leaves in my pillow case and sleep on them. I sleep very relaxed. I can wake up felling fresh. All I have to do to get relaxed rub against it while I'm working in the garden..
Perfect timing Heidi! This is my first time growing Lemon Balm and it's growing beautifully! It smells amazing and I can't wait to try it! Thank you so much! God is good all of the time!
I used lemon balm tea medicinally (internally and externally) for a recent outbreak of shingles. I only used lemon balm, nothing else. I had very few lesions and the pain only lasted about a week and a half. The way I use herbs medicinally is 6 days on, one day off, then repeat if necessary. Plants’ defense mechanisms are the chemicals that can be good for us in certain doses, specific per person. So thankful you mention this, as a dietitian, those in my field seem to forget that and hyper prescribe herbs and vegetables forgetting that in many people (honestly most people) high doses can be toxic. The damage from prescribing high doses of spinach and almonds (mostly in smoothie form) has led to serious problems with oxalate damage in many folks is a good example of this. Thanks much!
@@deborahstrickland9845 Oxalic acid is in many of the plants (and in very small doses - meat, we even make some ourselves) we eat, it forms crystals in the body which cannot be processed by the body and must be excreted. When it is eaten in high doses from foods such as almonds, spinach, kale, sorrel, etc., it will be excreted to some degree but the body intelligently knows that if it tries to dump it all at once, kidney damage can occur, which does happen, this is why nephrologists know to look for oxalate crystals in their patients, particularly those with kidney stones. When it doesn't dump it all, it stores the crystals in the body - it's being found in breast tissue, in joints, and other sensitive places. For more information, look at the work of Sally K Norton. This is a link to her simple overview of oxalates: oxalate-basics
I like lemon balm jelly! I add more lemon juice than called for in online recipes. Lemon balm sage jelly and lemon balm raspberry jelly are also delicious!
Love, love Lemon Balm! 🌿 As an herbalist, I feel obligated to say, best time to harvest herbs is when they're dried from morning dew because the volatile oils are the most potent. Best to wait until they're dry for the most active compounds. 💗
You are an herbalist? Is there a website you follow or an app? Maybe books? I would like to know how to use herbs and plants and things like that. To live a more holistic life.
@@alphakitty96 Any one who studies herbs for medicinal uses is an herbalist. Personally I do not call myself one though others do simply because I think it elevates one person as more knowledgeable than another when there is no way any one person, even those with degrees in the subject, can know all there is about hers. However, what I have done is put together a video on HOW you can learn about these things yourself here: ruclips.net/video/59r48nUrC90/видео.html and if I do not cover the books I keep on hand in that video, I do in this one: ruclips.net/video/kNA5srbQAuQ/видео.html
@@sujo0603 Instead of "cuttings" make sure ot pull up a chunk from the roots. Most herbs in the mint family are easy to propagate in this manner. I just look for an easy to grab piece or two on the outside edges of the main plant. Even if it is just one small sprig, as long as you have a big of root, simply plant it in a small pot and water well. Once it begins to outgrow the pot, plant it anywhere you want. I have done this with lemon balm, peppermint, oregano, mojito mint, and more
I started lemon balm in my herb bed a few weeks ago. My husband asked me why I needed it and I gave him several reasons, however I never knew it helped with Insomnia/anxiety or acid reflux.
Hello from England, I have used lemon balm with blackcurrants and apples put in a large pan cover with water add some sugar to your liking, bring to the boil then leave to cool and strain. Great hot or cold, hope you try it😋
Lemon Balm is best with zinc applied directly to any type of herpe sore. This includes shingles. Take dehydrated powdered balm, mix a small amount after putting some coconut oil in the palm of your hand. (Shingle outbreaks are bigger and cover more area so make as needed. Mixture should have a green color to it.). You can also add crushed zinc. I find the zicam meltables work great. Mix both into the oil well and apply to any erupting sores. Can also put on surrounding areas since it often comes to certain areas. Can take lemon balm and zinc by mouth as well for good measure. If you get to know the tingle and then the tenderness, prior to eruptions, this is the best time and you’ll have no problem. Put it on consistently for days when the tingle or itch arises. Usually that will be the only symptom of an almost outbreak. No painful bumps or sore to develop. Now zinc or lemon balm alone will work but both in the oil is a one two punch. In stores, lemon balm may be listed by its other name, Melissa. Usually in gel caps. Can use part of one capsule to a bit of oil. The oil essentially helps keep it on the skin. Reapply 3-4 times a day, not to open skin.
I love blending lemon balm with strawberry mint to make iced tea in the summertime. I don't care for it as a hot tea, it has a bit of a bitter aftertaste when hot. It's incredibly refreshing cold though and reminiscent of strawberry lemonade with a nice slight cool menthol aftertaste.
Like you say lemon balm doesn't seem to be tasty in a dried tea. I think my favorite way to use it is if I've had or am having a bad day, I love to pull off several leaves and just start smooshing, rubbing and twisting them together in my hands. I close my eyes and smell, breathing deeply. A few deep calming breaths of lemon balm always takes my stress down a notch or two 😊
By the way, I did receive your plantain email, I keep meaning to read it when I have time but then forget when I do! haha! I am saving it though and thank you :)
I love lemon balm. Just the scent of it when working in the herb garden is soothing. I like to add a little to tossed green salad. I cut in strips and toss with the greens. It’s pleasant to get a little the light lemon flavor.
When I feel a head ache coming on , I make a fresh cup of tea with lemon bam, feverfew and mint. They mask the bitter after taste of feverfew . A very good help for me, prise the Lord Jesus. Thanks for sharing. Jess
I use lemon balm all sorts of ways. Lip flavor balm for the winter months and a tincture. My favorite is keeping a lip balm to keep those cold sore at bay!
I just planted it this spring. I’ve also got mint, ginger, horseradish, oregano, Borage, and mustard seed…. I may be asking questions later. Lemon balm is something I would like to use for memory and anxiety.
At our old house (we moved last October to the new homestead) i had a plethora of established lemon balm plants. Luckily before we moved i dug up my best plant and brought it with us. Then I harvested 3 bowl fulls to dehydrate. my mom loves lemon balm and raspberry leaf tea.
How do you make ur lemon balm raspberry tea, I grow both but only thought of lemon balm for keeping mosquitoes away, lol, we have raspberry and blackberry bushes so truly curious , thank you
I make both lemon balm tincture and a salve! I grow lemon balm in containers all over my yard! Lemon Balm salve has helped with nerve damage from a bunion and the salve also on my knees for pain/inflammation! I also have cptg melissa essential oil that is the bomb diggity 🤪
Thank you so much for the great information about lemon balm. Just got a plant from my neighbor this summer and already started some cuttings for more. We have bad mosquitoes and I've read it will help with that.
I have learned so much from you and I am pleased to announce that here in the Missouri Ozarks my lemon balm has returned for 2 years now. The youngins love the tea that I make from it. It really does give a calming effect.
Already so many great ideas in the comment section. Thanks everyone =) I started growing Lemon Balm last year. It has come back and doing very well. I already have a quart of dried. I'm going to start using the fresh leaves in iced tea.
Yep . Same here .. I do not like the taste/ smell because it smell like citronella but I will need to try the combination because I agree with the benefits of this plant
We have lemon balm growing like crazy around our place. have to pull it in areas where we dont want it. but it's hard to not just love it for tea and cooking!
I have bunches of lemon balm growing around the yard. I moved some to beside the hen house. I've never fed it to them but you have given me some great ideas for several uses! Thanks Heidi and God bless!
My chickens eat fresh lemon balm that grows in their run. It really surprised me because they are so fussy about what they eat and I would have thought lemon balm would be too aromatic for them.
This year I planted peppermint and lemon balm and it grew crazy here in Virginia. I brought all herbs in tonight. I'll dry a lot of it but I love lemon balm tea. Thanks for your help
I am on lexapro and one night tried my lemon balm mixed with green tea ate some cookies the very next day I felt brand new again well rested and stress free.
I made a tincture with lemon balm, mint and feverfew. It has worked well to treat my headaches (both tension and allergy related). I also used it twice when nauseous and it stopped the heaving almost immediately.
I made a tincture of lemon balm I wonder if that helps the nausea by itself or if your combo worked better. My migraines are back with a vengeance and once a week I’m getting bad nausea with the migraine.
@@tammybenadventures Look up the qualities of feverfew and mint. I used my concoction while on the verge of throwing up and the nausea immediately went away. The headaches stay away about 2 or 3 hours and the then I take a couple more dropper full.
I make lemon balm mint sun tea in a glass decanter and keep it in the fridge. It’s so refreshing! GTK about the thyroid affects, I will be watching out for that.
I love lemon balm it's such an amazing plant. Thank you for giving so much information. I didn't know about it helping with thyroid problems. And yes moderation is the way to go.
I finally have found some lemon balm in the woods, a small bunch. Can't wait to make with it. I have an over active thyroid so this will be good to try. I hope to find more before it gets cold.
Thank you for sharing. I have a ton of lemon balm. It was already growing here. When I moved in, and I didn't know what it was. I thought it was so pretty and green, and had such pretty white flowers. So, I let it grow. 😆 🤣 😂 Now, it's everywhere!!! I am just learning how to take advantage of it.
I think it depends. When I made a new plant from the one in the west herb garden which does ok but but seems to need more sun, and planted it in the south facing garden so it gets full sun, it seems to do much better than the one that only gets partial sun. However, we do not live in a real sunny area as we have almost constant cloud cover so much of the time, it is still partial shade, haha
Thank you Heidi and community! 🙂 I was out gathering herbs for tea last night too. I'll try to remember the ginger in the freezer next time.😊 I'm going to try this as a culinary herb too (it's already in the greens blend). I imagine it would be good with vegetables too where I usually use lemon juice. Love and blessings! 💜
I started growing lemon balm this year and I absolutely love it. There is such a satisfying feeling when you grow something on your own, even down to something as small as an herb or medicinal flower. Also, your knowledge and great videos are what made me want to learn about and grow my own medicinal herbs. I’m sure people have said it before, but Heidi, you would be able to write your own AMAZING book about your knowledge of herbs. I have Rosemary Gladstar’s book but I would really enjoy ‘Heidi’s Rain Country Garden’ book. 👍🏼😉
I have lemon balm in a few places. It is such a pretty green and symetric. The lemon in it is the aromatic lemon oil not the lemony sour juice lemon flavor. Not into that much. I grew it because it is the main ingredient in Ricola's Lemon mint drops. I guess it doese something for the throat. I will occasionally have tea, I like to look at it and smell it, put a couple of small leaves in a shirt pocket. I think I like it best in crushed ice and fresh leaves and maybe some pretty, pink, strawberry lemonade. I had heard that it is good for tummy upsets, that it "firms" up things but then it is anti-everything just about. So that may explain it. Do research the last item only saw it mentioned once.
I use a lemon balm in my stainless steel water bottle. I pick a sprig of lemon balm, a little peppermint, a little morrocan mint and occasionally a small borage leaf, wash them well in stuff them into the bottle. Then I add some ice cubes and a little water, close the lid a shake well, before adding the rest of the cold water. It's very refreshing. I add more water to the bottle throughout the day as needed. It's quite refreshing. I also mix up the fresh herbs that I use from time to time.
Just got my Homesteaders Herbal Companion and Rodales Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs. Starting to read and wondering where I can purchase these herbs. Im in N.E.Arkansas. Glad I have you to help me through. Thank you.
To control the lemon balms in my garden I gather all the stems of a whole plant and cut and inch or so off the ground. I clean of undesirable leaves and destem approx by half then I make a coil of plant that will fit in my Ipot and fill 3/4 with filtered H2o and set to pressure cook for 5 minutes. After cooling I remove stems and add green and blag tea bags to brew for Kombucha then adding cane sugar to appropriate sweetness and put in the fermenting containers topping with a SCOBY and some older brew. Like you Rain I avoid high amounts just a few ounces for me every day or so. Amazing flavor!
Finally developed an allergy to poison ivy at 30 (I knew it was coming because it happened to my dad). For Mother’s Day, I cleared the vines out of my mom’s garden because she’s been too busy to take care of it herself, and I got into some and now have a rash. I’ve been chewing the fresh lemon balm leaves and spreading them on the rash. It has really helped with the itching. Too soon yet to tell if it’ll help clear it up, but definitely helps with the itching for me.
I just added lemon balm, sage flowers, chive flowers, mint, and cleaves to one of my vinegars. I'm making banana, raisin and mint, and lemon, orange, and ginger.
I love fresh lemon balm tea. I will drink it using dried lemon balm when my fresh isn’t available. I have found the calming benefits useful and I drink a few glasses of tea on ice daily. I think it also helps me with sleeping at night. Thank you for your information. Take care.
I also just finished steeping a lemon balm tincture. Starting to make tinctures with all the herbs we're growing. You didn't say too much about it as a tincture. Any thoughts?
Thank you for all the new information of this herb. In my experience, internal use does have a very bad side effect. For some people as myself, my throat swelled up and very difficult to breathe. Please test a little bit before use internally….be careful one side’s does not fit all…
Exactly and something I stress often in my videos. Everyone is unique and the medications some may be on or allergies or sensitivities they have can cause bad reactions to various herbs
I'm watching this whilst drinking mullien tea that I foraged, and making a huge batch of rosewater from roses I foraged last night. I've got a good batch of lemon balm in my herb garden.
Thank you so much for all the information you offer to us! I am learning all I can in case I am unable to get the meds my hubby is currently taking. God Bless!
Been using lemon balm for 2 years. My memory has increased. Many fewer senior moments. I am 80 and my memory is better than when much younger. Will not be without it.
Short term memory or long term.. which is better?
How do you use the lemon balm? Do you make a tea? How often do you take it? I have tons of it. 😆
I pick mine, course dice, stir into honey. It makes instant tea. Just scoop into a cup and pour hot water. Keep in fridge, I've had it stay good up to a year.
Or after a month, take out the leaves and use as medicinal honey when viruses are around.
@ Pauly Fongemie Hello! How do you use lemon balm? How much do you use daily? Do you use it fresh or dried? I have a friend with early onset dementia and would like him to try it. Thank you, in advance.
Because of you our family of 7 got an unexpected blessing!!!!! A lady was wearing a shirt with "God is good all the time" on it. I asked her if she watched your channel and she said no but we had a polite small chat talk of how the lord blessed us by protecting our family and pets from our house fire and how he worked in her life too. Afterwards we said our goodbyes and pulled in to the back of the parking lot to change our youngest butt and nurse. She came up 20 minutes later and said God lead her to leave her phone there for the first time ever. Then handed us $100 bill and said she felt God speak. We burst in tears because there was no way she knew we needed it as we've been struggling and that amount was the minimum to pay the rest of our monthly needs for our family of 7. (She's a mother of 8 we found out and we have 5 so we felt a kinship immediately). So thank you for helping bring a blessing into our world!!! God bless you and yours!!!
What a lovely and precious testimony! I SO love it when God works that way! He is always so faithful!
@@RainCountryHomestead absolutely!!!! 9 and a half years ago my better half didn't believe in the lord. I watched him in 2018 bow his head and except him as his savior. No matter the pain (we've went through hell. House fire and lost everything, held my 20 month old niece as cancer took her, lost multiple loved ones and family as well as not been able to get help with our home.) we've been through we always make it through and blessings come when we most need them. We're also able to bless others as they need even though we have very little. God is great all the time!!!!!
@@RainCountryHomestead melisa teoride zararlimi' benim troidlerim alindi' kullanabilir miyim melisa otunu' biraz kuruttum ama daha kullanmadim' arada ağzıma atıyorum yaş melusadan.
Brought tears to my eyes. 40 yrs ago, I was a single mother of 7. This story happened to me also.
Yes God is good all the time
@@lynnbedford9319 such a blessing ❤️!!! 🙌
1. Many years ago, over 40 years ago, had a severe tortilocolous develolped accidentially while riding on a midnight bus trip from Edmonton Alberta to Vancouver BC. Cause was sleep exhaustion and trying to rest with the head on an armrest using two seats to lay down; halfway through the trip, near Rogers Pass, BC, the highway was under construction but no one including the driver could foresee the deep potholes strewn for the next forty miles. Boom on one side of the neck, change up to the other side, boom on that side, By the time got to Kelowna, with no sleep for two days, the neck was in the beginning to a main seizure. Got off the bus and stayed at my sisters for one night. Arriving in Vancouver that day, the right side of the neck at the Levator Scapula muscle conjunction with the Trapezius and Scalenes, it was the size of a baseball hardball. It needed a Chiropractic adjustment first. But no chiropractor would touch it ~ one look and they said no. Ended up paralyzed i.e. had to lay down flat out for 14 -16 hours a day for the next three months. When up, there was no turning the head independently or even at the waist. If doing so a fire pain would surge and stay burning throughout the entire chest for the next 30-40 minutes. There was no jogging, no walking for a block ~ only get from a car e.g. to a rest stop at a restaurant. If at the restaurant, no head turning, only sitting erect. If being upset, or angry the same fire would flame up and teach me a lesson as if having moved the wrong way. Long story short, no walking for six months. Ended up at a massage school for one year, lots of good massages but no relief ~ but after six months could do a light jog on the track. At the end of the school year ended up at another sisters in Reading, Pennsylvanian. She found a 90 year old chiropractor. He gave me a 3 three inch long vial about 1/2 inch diameter of an oil called Melissia Officianalis and told me next day to go to the park and lay over a gymnastic bar in the park ~ upside down and sway like a cow ~ slowly, gently for a half hour after taking the first of 3 sips. Bringing a towel to put under the belly, this was done for about twenty minutes. After the 3rd sip, swaying away like a cow moves it head from side to side ~ upside down letting the head and upper body relax as much as possible, suddenly a "pop" sounded like a large submerged rain drop in a pool of water happened followed by a gush of energy throughout the entire upper body and neck and head ~ for the first time in three years all the pain was gone and was free to move in any direction and run to the heart's content.
2. Five years ago, September 2017, made a tea with 7 fresh Lemon Balm leaves from the garden, poured boiled water for 2 1/2 cups over it, and let it steep for 15 minutes. One cup made the whole body relax from months of stress for the first time. Lasted the entire afternoon to early evening...would go and take a sip now and then to continue the pleasant relaxation. About 10 pm took a second cup after warming it up from the same pot earlier, went to sleep just before 11 then woke up about 1 am to find the entire brain was being washed with a 'nourishment' that allowed deeper and deeper entry into conscious lucid dreaming wherein the dream blessing and blessings to a pinnacle of concentration was allowed. Immediately woke up totally refreshed as if starving no more.
Rain Lady is totally correct about Lemon Balm ~ for stress, anxiety, nerve transmission, headache, toothache, sometimes just putting the brewed leaf from the cup on the face soothes a toothache. Yes, Lemon Balm is said to be used for a period of a couple of weeks...and to pay attention to how it feels after that, if hints to stop, for a period or longer period then to do so. Sorry for the long story, haven't recanted this to many, as a student of herbology ~ Lemon Balm always remains as a favourite cherished herb and should be in every home and business office ~ lol.
Did the 90 year old chiropractor give you lemon balm OIL to drink? What a story
I originally grew lemon balm for my eldest son... After losing him to an accident in 2006, I always have it growing around the cottage and thinking of him. I don't necessarily like lemon balm, but it's there for him. ❤️
I'm so sorry for your loss.
@@doodlesthegoose7085 thank you very much. You know... It's my birthday today and no matter how many years have passed, it's always difficult today. Thank you again.
@@CraftTeaLady I can't even imagine. Happy Birthday.
@@CraftTeaLady well, happy birthday, sorry for your loss. i know it's hard.
God bless you! 🙏🙏🙏🙏 And happy birthday…one year closer to being reunited with your dear son. 😇
I recently discovered the tea with lemon balm helps me get to sleep and stay asleep. I make a quart of it and put it in the refrigerator to split for 2 nights. It has worked so well I have been able to successfully decrease a medication I have been taking for years for sleep assistance to lessen pain and prevent AM headaches. I didn't know it could slow the thyroid, thank you for the information! I drank it 2 times one day for anxiety and was so calm it felt wrong! This is a miracle herb.
You could consider mixing it up like I do. Try catnip or catmint tea for one night (tastes best when mixed with mojito or peppermint) then lemon balm the next. Or even go stretches of a few nights each.
Valerian leaf is also another great option to help with sleep, it is not as powerful or strong tasting as the root but still can work well for calming the nerves
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lessen in taking ( too) much seasoning (n esp.the packet u add to maggie mee/instant noodles ) n black sauce stopped my am headaches(used to have acute headahes upon waking up almost every morning!) surprisingly,any connection? maybe.but i reduce those 2 items in my food intake now.
I have found that rubbing the fresh leaves on my skin helps keep the mosquitoes away.
That’s true.
Absolutely ☺️ I also get a handful n rough it up in my hands n toss it around the area where we gather to keep them at bay...
Thanks for the info!
That's good to know thanks. I got Lyme disease from mosquitoes in the form of malaria as well. I live by Cape Cod of all places. Needless to say I hate those flying hypodermic needles 😀
I grab a handful and rub it on exposed skin prior to gardening once mosquito season starts, especially in the evening when they seem to swarm. I have three nice size plants about the yard and hope to dry some soon and make tea.
I pick a handful and put the fresh leaves in my pillow case and sleep on them. I sleep very relaxed. I can wake up felling fresh. All I have to do to get relaxed rub against it while I'm working in the garden..
Perfect timing Heidi! This is my first time growing Lemon Balm and it's growing beautifully! It smells amazing and I can't wait to try it! Thank you so much! God is good all of the time!
Same here!
It's my first time growing Lemon Balm, Chamomile and some herbs. I can't wait until they get big enough for me to pick off. I'm excited.
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same!
I used lemon balm tea medicinally (internally and externally) for a recent outbreak of shingles. I only used lemon balm, nothing else. I had very few lesions and the pain only lasted about a week and a half. The way I use herbs medicinally is 6 days on, one day off, then repeat if necessary. Plants’ defense mechanisms are the chemicals that can be good for us in certain doses, specific per person. So thankful you mention this, as a dietitian, those in my field seem to forget that and hyper prescribe herbs and vegetables forgetting that in many people (honestly most people) high doses can be toxic. The damage from prescribing high doses of spinach and almonds (mostly in smoothie form) has led to serious problems with oxalate damage in many folks is a good example of this. Thanks much!
Great information! Thank you for sharing that Sherry!
+1! 👍
@Sherry Campbell what exactly is oxalate damage?
@@deborahstrickland9845 High oxalate damage can point to kidney stones.
@@deborahstrickland9845 Oxalic acid is in many of the plants (and in very small doses - meat, we even make some ourselves) we eat, it forms crystals in the body which cannot be processed by the body and must be excreted. When it is eaten in high doses from foods such as almonds, spinach, kale, sorrel, etc., it will be excreted to some degree but the body intelligently knows that if it tries to dump it all at once, kidney damage can occur, which does happen, this is why nephrologists know to look for oxalate crystals in their patients, particularly those with kidney stones. When it doesn't dump it all, it stores the crystals in the body - it's being found in breast tissue, in joints, and other sensitive places. For more information, look at the work of Sally K Norton. This is a link to her simple overview of oxalates: oxalate-basics
I like lemon balm jelly! I add more lemon juice than called for in online recipes. Lemon balm sage jelly and lemon balm raspberry jelly are also delicious!
Love, love Lemon Balm! 🌿 As an herbalist, I feel obligated to say, best time to harvest herbs is when they're dried from morning dew because the volatile oils are the most potent. Best to wait until they're dry for the most active compounds. 💗
Do you know how to propagate it from cuttings ? I have tried but had no luck so far.
You are an herbalist? Is there a website you follow or an app? Maybe books? I would like to know how to use herbs and plants and things like that. To live a more holistic life.
@@alphakitty96 Any one who studies herbs for medicinal uses is an herbalist. Personally I do not call myself one though others do simply because I think it elevates one person as more knowledgeable than another when there is no way any one person, even those with degrees in the subject, can know all there is about hers. However, what I have done is put together a video on HOW you can learn about these things yourself here: ruclips.net/video/59r48nUrC90/видео.html
and if I do not cover the books I keep on hand in that video, I do in this one: ruclips.net/video/kNA5srbQAuQ/видео.html
@@sujo0603 Instead of "cuttings" make sure ot pull up a chunk from the roots. Most herbs in the mint family are easy to propagate in this manner. I just look for an easy to grab piece or two on the outside edges of the main plant. Even if it is just one small sprig, as long as you have a big of root, simply plant it in a small pot and water well. Once it begins to outgrow the pot, plant it anywhere you want. I have done this with lemon balm, peppermint, oregano, mojito mint, and more
I started lemon balm in my herb bed a few weeks ago. My husband asked me why I needed it and I gave him several reasons, however I never knew it helped with Insomnia/anxiety or acid reflux.
Hello from England, I have used lemon balm with blackcurrants and apples put in a large pan cover with water add some sugar to your liking, bring to the boil then leave to cool and strain. Great hot or cold, hope you try it😋
Hi I'm from England too and I'm just drinking a blend of lemon balm, strawberry leaves and spearmint, all from my garden, its sooooo nice
Lemon Balm is best with zinc applied directly to any type of herpe sore. This includes shingles. Take dehydrated powdered balm, mix a small amount after putting some coconut oil in the palm of your hand. (Shingle outbreaks are bigger and cover more area so make as needed. Mixture should have a green color to it.). You can also add crushed zinc. I find the zicam meltables work great. Mix both into the oil well and apply to any erupting sores. Can also put on surrounding areas since it often comes to certain areas. Can take lemon balm and zinc by mouth as well for good measure.
If you get to know the tingle and then the tenderness, prior to eruptions, this is the best time and you’ll have no problem. Put it on consistently for days when the tingle or itch arises. Usually that will be the only symptom of an almost outbreak. No painful bumps or sore to develop. Now zinc or lemon balm alone will work but both in the oil is a one two punch.
In stores, lemon balm may be listed by its other name, Melissa. Usually in gel caps. Can use part of one capsule to a bit of oil. The oil essentially helps keep it on the skin. Reapply 3-4 times a day, not to open skin.
I love blending lemon balm with strawberry mint to make iced tea in the summertime. I don't care for it as a hot tea, it has a bit of a bitter aftertaste when hot. It's incredibly refreshing cold though and reminiscent of strawberry lemonade with a nice slight cool menthol aftertaste.
I have not noticed a bitter after taste at all in my hot teas.
@@RainCountryHomestead it might be the strawberry mint that is causing the slight bitterness or just my tastebuds
Interesting! I’ll have to give this combo a try. 😃
Lemon balm tincture on my nightstand…so good for insomnia!!!! Thank you always Heidi for another great video…God is good! All the time!🌺
Like you say lemon balm doesn't seem to be tasty in a dried tea. I think my favorite way to use it is if I've had or am having a bad day, I love to pull off several leaves and just start smooshing, rubbing and twisting them together in my hands. I close my eyes and smell, breathing deeply. A few deep calming breaths of lemon balm always takes my stress down a notch or two 😊
By the way, I did receive your plantain email, I keep meaning to read it when I have time but then forget when I do! haha! I am saving it though and thank you :)
I will have to try that.
@@RainCountryHomestead I understand the time thing too well. You're very welcome.
You are he best person that explains things in layman’s terms
Seeing that chicken float down the screen in your videos never fails to make me smile. I've owned chickens since I was a young girl and I love them.
And that is the number one purpose of the rooster! :D
God is good all the time. 🤩🙏🙏🙏🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
I love lemon balm. Just the scent of it when working in the herb garden is soothing. I like to add a little to tossed green salad. I cut in strips and toss with the greens. It’s pleasant to get a little the light lemon flavor.
Also I boil water and cut it off put the Leon balm leaves and fermented lemons in the water and let it set. strain it and oh so good!!
When I feel a head ache coming on , I make a fresh cup of tea with lemon bam, feverfew and mint. They mask the bitter after taste of feverfew . A very good help for me, prise the Lord Jesus. Thanks for sharing. Jess
I use lemon balm all sorts of ways. Lip flavor balm for the winter months and a tincture. My favorite is keeping a lip balm to keep those cold sore at bay!
I just planted it this spring. I’ve also got mint, ginger, horseradish, oregano, Borage, and mustard seed…. I may be asking questions later. Lemon balm is something I would like to use for memory and anxiety.
I know lemon balm as melissa. It's one of the best all around herbs to have on hand!
I love it as a tea, fresh from my garden container! Smells so heavenly!
Ty so much. I was looking for a natural antidepressant. You have helped me learn so much starting out as an herbalist
I really enjoy learning about health benefits of God's creation. Thank you! Hope you continue to make videos like this. God bless!
At our old house (we moved last October to the new homestead) i had a plethora of established lemon balm plants. Luckily before we moved i dug up my best plant and brought it with us. Then I harvested 3 bowl fulls to dehydrate. my mom loves lemon balm and raspberry leaf tea.
How do you make ur lemon balm raspberry tea, I grow both but only thought of lemon balm for keeping mosquitoes away, lol, we have raspberry and blackberry bushes so truly curious , thank you
I make both lemon balm tincture and a salve! I grow lemon balm in containers all over my yard! Lemon Balm salve has helped with nerve damage from a bunion and the salve also on my knees for pain/inflammation! I also have cptg melissa essential oil that is the bomb diggity 🤪
Thank you so much for the great information about lemon balm. Just got a plant from my neighbor this summer and already started some cuttings for more. We have bad mosquitoes and I've read it will help with that.
I have learned so much from you and I am pleased to announce that here in the Missouri Ozarks my lemon balm has returned for 2 years now. The youngins love the tea that I make from it. It really does give a calming effect.
Already so many great ideas in the comment section. Thanks everyone =) I started growing Lemon Balm last year. It has come back and doing very well. I already have a quart of dried. I'm going to start using the fresh leaves in iced tea.
Drying our lemon balm as I watch your video. Thank you for another great video
I didn't know there was such an herb as orange mint. I must find this mint. Mojito mint is my favorite.
I don't much like the taste of lemon balm, so I'm going to give that ginger/balm combo. That sounds yummy!
Yep . Same here .. I do not like the taste/ smell because it smell like citronella but I will need to try the combination because I agree with the benefits of this plant
We have lemon balm growing like crazy around our place. have to pull it in areas where we dont want it. but it's hard to not just love it for tea and cooking!
Well hello and thank you 👍👏🙏
I love lemon balm salt, great cooking fish
I planted Lemon Balm, Spearmint and Peppermint in a big pot this year! Loving this to add to my tea or water every day.
Awesome! Thanks!
I have bunches of lemon balm growing around the yard. I moved some to beside the hen house. I've never fed it to them but you have given me some great ideas for several uses! Thanks Heidi and God bless!
My chickens eat fresh lemon balm that grows in their run. It really surprised me because they are so fussy about what they eat and I would have thought lemon balm would be too aromatic for them.
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I am learning about herbs in the laying bedding, Lemon balm calms while they lay their egg.
@@christinemccoy4471 I use pine shavings in their laying boxes and add loads of fresh lavender, rosemary, wormwood, mint and lemon balm.
And all the time God is good! Amenn!❤🙏🏼 Thank you for your knowledge.
Dear Heidi, U are a diamond,thanks for doing all the work involved in reseaching n share it with everyone.GOD bless.U are the 😊👍💖
Bug repellent! But now will be trying it for so much more! Thankyou
Thank you Heidi . GODBLESS sweetie
Thank you, great video, lots of useful information...
A mix of Lemon Balm and Rosemary makes a wonderful tea blend.
This year I planted peppermint and lemon balm and it grew crazy here in Virginia. I brought all herbs in tonight. I'll dry a lot of it but I love lemon balm tea. Thanks for your help
I am on lexapro and one night tried my lemon balm mixed with green tea ate some cookies the very next day I felt brand new again well rested and stress free.
I planted some a couple years ago & man it’s really spread! Smells amazing!
So they are perennials?
I made a tincture with lemon balm, mint and feverfew. It has worked well to treat my headaches (both tension and allergy related). I also used it twice when nauseous and it stopped the heaving almost immediately.
I made a tincture of lemon balm I wonder if that helps the nausea by itself or if your combo worked better. My migraines are back with a vengeance and once a week I’m getting bad nausea with the migraine.
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Look up the qualities of feverfew and mint. I used my concoction while on the verge of throwing up and the nausea immediately went away. The headaches stay away about 2 or 3 hours and the then I take a couple more dropper full.
Helps with dementia & insomnia??? This will be GREAT for my mom!
Thank you, u are da balm!
Just planted a lemon balm in my medicine garden last week!
Serendipity! 😊
I highly recommend Moringa as an additive to chicken feed 😁
I make lemon balm mint sun tea in a glass decanter and keep it in the fridge. It’s so refreshing! GTK about the thyroid affects, I will be watching out for that.
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Heavy on mint for lawn mowing. Cooling
I enjoy lemon balm/chamomile tea before bed. I haven't used the lemon balm in other ways, just tea. Thanks for the helpful video!
Great combination
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It's my first time drinking mullien tea, I'm blown away, it's incredible. I think mullien, mint, and lemon balm would make a delicious tea.
I love lemon balm it's such an amazing plant. Thank you for giving so much information. I didn't know about it helping with thyroid problems. And yes moderation is the way to go.
I've never used lemon balm before, but I just received my seeds from MIgardener. I'm researching how to grow it indoors and what to do with it.
Thank you Heidi. Love in my tea blend.
I finally have found some lemon balm in the woods, a small bunch. Can't wait to make with it.
I have an over active thyroid so this will be good to try.
I hope to find more before it gets cold.
Thank you for sharing. I have a ton of lemon balm. It was already growing here. When I moved in, and I didn't know what it was. I thought it was so pretty and green, and had such pretty white flowers. So, I let it grow. 😆 🤣 😂 Now, it's everywhere!!! I am just learning how to take advantage of it.
Lemonbalm is wonderful. So many uses. I use it in tea and in my skin salve (oil infusion). Gross better in partial sun.
I think it depends. When I made a new plant from the one in the west herb garden which does ok but but seems to need more sun, and planted it in the south facing garden so it gets full sun, it seems to do much better than the one that only gets partial sun. However, we do not live in a real sunny area as we have almost constant cloud cover so much of the time, it is still partial shade, haha
I'm new to growing lemon balm and found it is good to mix a little strong tea to my fermented lemonade. God is good...all the time
Thank you Heidi and community! 🙂
I was out gathering herbs for tea last night too. I'll try to remember the ginger in the freezer next time.😊
I'm going to try this as a culinary herb too (it's already in the greens blend). I imagine it would be good with vegetables too where I usually use lemon juice.
Love and blessings! 💜
Right! I like the idea someone mentioned about using it in a seasoning blend for fish and such.
@@RainCountryHomestead I also squeeze lemon on steamed brussel sprouts, broccoli, carrots ... 😋
I love it in tea. The taste is so good.
I make a Lemonhead tea. Lemon balm honey and apple cider vinegar. it really good!
Your videos are always so educational and helpful. Thank you Heidi! Blessings.
I started growing lemon balm this year and I absolutely love it. There is such a satisfying feeling when you grow something on your own, even down to something as small as an herb or medicinal flower. Also, your knowledge and great videos are what made me want to learn about and grow my own medicinal herbs. I’m sure people have said it before, but Heidi, you would be able to write your own AMAZING book about your knowledge of herbs. I have Rosemary Gladstar’s book but I would really enjoy ‘Heidi’s Rain Country Garden’ book. 👍🏼😉
Please watch this video, at least the first few minutes: ruclips.net/video/xMZJnarDGL8/видео.html
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My mom would take lemon balm leaves and rub them on her arms before working in the garden to detract mosquitoes.
I like to put lemon balm on the base of homemade sponge
I just planted some 2 days ago.
One of my favorite herbs
Hello! Love your channel. I used lemon balm capsules during a shingles outbreak. it seemed to calm the rash and help it heal faster.
Thank you Heidi. This video came in right on time. Was wondering how to use it. I think I will make a tincture with my lemon balm.
I was excited to see this video as we are growing some this year and it's doing well so far.
😊 thank you for sharing. I just planted some lemon balm for the first time. I had had it in a cold tea so I am hoping to recreate that
Lemon balm tea! Love it. Can drink cold too. Sweeten with honey, stevie,......
I have lemon balm in a few places. It is such a pretty green and symetric. The lemon in it is the aromatic lemon oil not the lemony sour juice lemon flavor. Not into that much. I grew it because it is the main ingredient in Ricola's Lemon mint drops. I guess it doese something for the throat. I will occasionally have tea, I like to look at it and smell it, put a couple of small leaves in a shirt pocket. I think I like it best in crushed ice and fresh leaves and maybe some pretty, pink, strawberry lemonade. I had heard that it is good for tummy upsets, that it "firms" up things but then it is anti-everything just about. So that may explain it. Do research the last item only saw it mentioned once.
I use a lemon balm in my stainless steel water bottle. I pick a sprig of lemon balm, a little peppermint, a little morrocan mint and occasionally a small borage leaf, wash them well in stuff them into the bottle. Then I add some ice cubes and a little water, close the lid a shake well, before adding the rest of the cold water. It's very refreshing. I add more water to the bottle throughout the day as needed. It's quite refreshing. I also mix up the fresh herbs that I use from time to time.
I need so thing to sleep I have hard time sleeping Thk u so much , God bless you I need some .
I like to use my lemon balm in tea,and sometimes I'll toss it in a salad. I just discovered it last year, and I really enjoy ir!
ooh, I will bet that is good in a fruit/sweet salad.
Good afternoon❤ I use it in my tea to help fightry the cancel that I have.❤ I also make a tinsture for my daughter's diabetes❤
Just got my Homesteaders Herbal Companion and Rodales Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs. Starting to read and wondering where I can purchase these herbs. Im in N.E.Arkansas. Glad I have you to help me through. Thank you.
Most of the herbs I do not already grow I get from Frontier Co-Op: amzn.to/3MAClBG
Thank you for this info, I have been studying natural herbs and their healing prperties.
To control the lemon balms in my garden I gather all the stems of a whole plant and cut and inch or so off the ground. I clean of undesirable leaves and destem approx by half then I make a coil of plant that will fit in my Ipot and fill 3/4 with filtered H2o and set to pressure cook for 5 minutes. After cooling I remove stems and add green and blag tea bags to brew for Kombucha then adding cane sugar to appropriate sweetness and put in the fermenting containers topping with a SCOBY and some older brew. Like you Rain I avoid high amounts just a few ounces for me every day or so. Amazing flavor!
I make a loose leaf tea of lemon balm and strawberry leaf, is very good.
Finally developed an allergy to poison ivy at 30 (I knew it was coming because it happened to my dad). For Mother’s Day, I cleared the vines out of my mom’s garden because she’s been too busy to take care of it herself, and I got into some and now have a rash. I’ve been chewing the fresh lemon balm leaves and spreading them on the rash. It has really helped with the itching. Too soon yet to tell if it’ll help clear it up, but definitely helps with the itching for me.
I just added lemon balm, sage flowers, chive flowers, mint, and cleaves to one of my vinegars. I'm making banana, raisin and mint, and lemon, orange, and ginger.
I love fresh lemon balm tea. I will drink it using dried lemon balm when my fresh isn’t available. I have found the calming benefits useful and I drink a few glasses of tea on ice daily. I think it also helps me with sleeping at night. Thank you for your information. Take care.
Definitely adding this to my what to grow!!! 😊
I make a sleepy tea with lemon balm, chamomile and elderberry
I also just finished steeping a lemon balm tincture. Starting to make tinctures with all the herbs we're growing. You didn't say too much about it as a tincture. Any thoughts?
I love lemon balm in my red raspberry leaf - especially for pregnancy/nee
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Thank you for all the new information of this herb. In my experience, internal use does have a very bad side effect. For some people as myself, my throat swelled up and very difficult to breathe. Please test a little bit before use internally….be careful one side’s does not fit all…
Exactly and something I stress often in my videos. Everyone is unique and the medications some may be on or allergies or sensitivities they have can cause bad reactions to various herbs
@@RainCountryHomestead You are a wise woman. Did you study the Doshas of Ayurvedic Medicine?
I'm watching this whilst drinking mullien tea that I foraged, and making a huge batch of rosewater from roses I foraged last night. I've got a good batch of lemon balm in my herb garden.
How do you do rose water from your roses? The only thing I do with my roses is petal candies and petal jam
I just dehydrated some lemon balm yesterday for future use
Thank you so much for all the information you offer to us! I am learning all I can in case I am unable to get the meds my hubby is currently taking. God Bless!