An ancient and much-revered medicinal plant of many virtues, Lemon Balm is one of our all-time favorites. It is easy to grow in abundance, delicious as a tea herb, and makes a delightful tincture as well.

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Lemon Balm is a member of the mint family and has a distinct lemony flavor and aroma. It has a sour taste and cooling energy.

As for uses, where do we start? Lemon Balm has traditionally been applied to so many situations, it was known as an herbal cure-all, but probably the best known uses for Lemon Balm are as a nervine sedative and carminative digestive. It is also a relaxing diaphoretic.

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One of the things we love about Lemon Balm is that it is not only relaxing to the nervous system, but it is simultaneously uplifting to the spirits.

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We employ Lemon Balm ourselves almost daily as a tea or tincture. You can find it in our virtual Farm Stand as a key ingredient in our Herbal Sunshine Tea blend, in our Nervine Restorative tincture, and as a simple tincture.