Melissa (Lemon Balm) Essential Oil

Mountain Naturals of Vermont
Family owned and operated for over 34 years. Mountain Naturals of Vermont offers a full range of high potency, high quality, age/gender specific nutritional supplements. We also offer the same high quality products for your feline & canine friends.

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Vial depicting Melissa Essential Oil (Lemon Balm)

Botanical Name: Melissa officinalis

Common Method of Extraction: Steam Distilled

Color: Yellow

Consistency: Thin

Perfumery Note: Top/Middle

Strength of Initial Aroma: Strong

Aromatic Description: Fresh, lemony, herbaceous.


	Melissa (Lemon Balm)

Possible Uses: Anxiety, depression, hypertension, insomnia, migraine, menstrual cramping, indigestion, nausea, asthma, bronchitis, coughing, insect repellent, eczema, fragrancing. [Julia Lawless, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils (Rockport, MA: Element Books, 1995), 173.]

Constituents: Geranial, neral, 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one, beta-caryophyllene, citronellal, geranyl acetate, aesculetine. [E. Joy Bowles, The Chemistry of Aromatherapeutic Oils (NSW, Australia: Allen & Unwin, 2003), 196.]

Safety Information: Lawless indicates that Melissa essential oil is non-toxic at low doeses, but that it can cause sensitization/irritation. She advises to use in very low dilution. [Julia Lawless, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils (Rockport, MA: Element Books, 1995), 173.]

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