Lemon Balm Tea
Have you heard of Lemon balm tea? Lemon balm is a lemony scented mint that originated in Southern Europe but, now can be grown in many parts of the world. This wonderfully fragrant plant is known for it’s medicinal properties. Originally, herbalist used lemon balm to treat disorders of the central nervous system and to help fight herpes due to to it’s anti viral properties.
Lemon balm tea is a herbal tea made from either fresh or dried leaves of the lemon balm plant. It can be drunk by itself or mixed with other teas to add a light lemony taste and even used as a wash to help kill bacteria and repel insects. This wonderful refreshing tea helps fight insomnia, relaxes and invigorates, helps relieve nerve pain and helps the digestive tract as well as helping to eliminate gas.
In order to make lemon balm tea you simply need a tsp of crushed fresh or dried lemon balm leaves, boiled water and a teaspoon of honey. If you prefer you could add any other tea of your choice to the lemon balm. However, many people like the flavor of this tea by itself and grow the fresh plant because they say it has more zest when fresh leaves are used. However, if you don’t have a green thumb you can buy dried lemon balm leaves from your local herbalist or Online.
For those who want to make lemon balm tea to use as a topical wash to ward mosquitoes simply put 4 teaspoon of lemon balm leaves into a quart of boiling water, steep, cool and then rub it on your skin. You will smell nice and lemony to other humans but, mosquitoes won’t go near the smell of citrus. You can also use it on cuts and scrapes as it’s anti bacterial properties will help to prevent infection.
