LEMON BALM TISANE ( Lemon balm tea )

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Lemon balm is another herb useful for relaxing. In short lemon balm tisane can help dealing with nervous or anxious states, or when you have some digestion or similar problems. It has nice lemon smell, so when preparing lemon balm tisane you don't need to use lemon to have that nice smell. Of course, it's good to add some lemon juice because of vitamin C.




Latin name for lemon balm: Melissa officinallis
Other names for lemon balm: Melissa, Lemon mint, Balm mint, Honey plant, Sweet balm, Blue balm

Lemon balm tisane (or lemon balm tea) benefits:

• it soothes cramps
• regulates digestion
• strengthens and invigorates the body
• prevents nervous vomiting
• soothes headaches and migraines
• reduces depression, insomnia and anxiety
• improves memory
• brings good thoughts 
• drives away or helps in dealing with the dark thoughts
• makes you feel good and relaxed.

Lemon balm tisane ( lemon balm tea ) recipe:

• boil 1 cup of water in the tea pot
• when water reaches boiling point remove the pot aside 
• put 1 teaspoon or less of chopped fresh lemon balm leaves (or 2 whole leaves) or 1/2 teaspoon or less of minced dry lemon balm leaves
• leave it like that for 5-10 minutes
• filter your tisane
• to improve taste, add some lemon juice or 1 teaspoon of honey
• enjoy your homemade lemon balm tisane and relax by slowly sipping it 
• RELAX! :)

CHEERS! 

CAUTION!! 

DON'T USE TOO MUCH , JUST ONE CUP OF TISANE WHEN  NEEDED FOR RELAXATION!