Melissa
Melissa Officinalis
Description:
A sweet-scented herb about 2ft/60cm high, soft and bushy with bright green serrated leaves, square stems and tiny white or pink flowers
Actions:
antidepressant, antihistaminic, antispasmodic, bactericidal, carminative, cordial, diaphoretic, emmenagogue, febrifuge, hypertensive, nervine, sedative, stomachic, sudorific, tonic, uterine, vermifuge, insect-repellent.
Extraction:
The oils is extracted by steam distillation from the leaves and flowering tops.
Characteristics:
A pale yellow liquid with a light fresh, lemony fragrance. It blends well with lavender and geranium oil and with all floral and citrus oils.
Perfume:
Scent:
Lemony, light, fresh, green, herbaceous, honey-sweet
Key Qualities:
Soothing, calming, uplifting, regulating, sedative, appeasing, comforting, heart tonic, strengthening, revitalising, protecting, antidepressant
Odour Intensity:
High
Aromatherapy Use:
Skin Care:
Allergies, insect bites
Digestive System:
Colic, indigestion, nausea
Reproductive System:
Menstrual problems
Respiratory System:
Asthma, bronchitis, chronic coughs
Nervous System:
Anxiety, depression, hypertension, insomnia, migraine, nervous tension, shock, vertigo
Other Uses:
Insect repellent
Safety Data:
Available information suggest possible sensitisation and skin irritation. WARNING: Skin irritant. Use in low dilutions (up to 1%). Narcotinc in large doses causing headaches.
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Any health condition should be referred to your licensed medical practitioner, and no statements regarding the products or health conditions have been verified by any health authority.
The treatments listed on this site relies on alternative healing with essential oils, and please note that no clinical trials or results are available and rests heavily on anecdotal proof.
