Use lemon balm scent to enrich your life
Are you suffering from anxiety in or feeling
stressed? Lemon balm is an excellent way to calm yourself. This aromatic herb has several other beneficial medicinal properties besides relaxation. It can not only pep up your mood and spirits, but also relax your mind, promote sleep, improve digestion,
reduce flatulence, and heal cuts.
Lemon balm can be rubbed on your skin to
repel mosquitoes and help heal the bites of such venomous creatures as scorpions. It can even be
used to bring down fever, as it induces perspiration. And these are just a few of its many
uses. In fact you could make a very long list of its anti-viral and anti-bacterial
properties.
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Lemon balm is a member of the mint family
and is very easy to grow. You can either sow its seeds in a piece of land that is fertile and
moist, or you can grow it from stem cuttings or root divisions. Since the seeds are quite small,
make sure you cover them with a layer of rich soil so they will not blow away. You can use stem
cuttings taken from the plants in summer. If you decide to use root divisions, it is best to do
so in early fall or spring. Each root cutting should have at least three or four bugs. Space the
plants about 2 feet apart to allow freedom for them to grow. As with many plants, lemon balm
takes more time to grow from seed than from cuttings. You also may have more success growing
lemon balm in shade rather than bright, direct sunlight.
To enjoy lemon balm scent
Lemon balm plants usually bloom from late
spring to midsummer. The flowers are white or yellowish and attract bees. The plant's leaves are
oval or heart-shaped, shiny or crenate. Lemon Balm gives more fragrance when fresh than when
dry.
What's the plants begin to bloom, you can harvest once or twice a
week. Be careful to not bruise the leaf during harvesting, as this will reduce the quality of the
product. Dry the harvested lemon balm outside, but in partial shade rather than directly under the sun. If there is moisture in the air at
night, the lemon balm will turn brown. Alternatively, you can air dry it in your shed, or even oven dry it on screens.
Be sure to store the dried balm in airtight
containers.
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