What are the benefits of drinking Lemon Balm tea?  

Lemon Balm is a relaxing herb that can help calm your nervous system, reduce your feelings of anxiety and boost your mood.  

It can also help with:

• heart palpitations
• lowering blood pressure
• destroying harmful bacteria in your body
• preventing and controlling inflammation
• suppressing the herpes simplex 2 virus
• calming your digestive tract
• reducing the effect of IBS
• treatment and protection of your cells against free radicals (the pathogens that induce malady, premature aging, and ailing)

Lemon Balm tea isn’t suitable for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding. Please consult with your doctor before use if you’re taking other medications (especially sedative and thyroid medications) or have significant health issues. Lemon Balm may react with other medications.

MEET JEN RINGBAUER
After a career in High School Music teaching, Jen kick-started her Regenerative and Ecological journey when she moved to a small farm in Central West NSW, Australia in 2013. She wanted to grow as much food as possible for her family and community in the gentlest way possible to benefit both human and ecological health. Her passion for learning and growing food ecologically, led to a formative position as Sustainability Educator at Rahamim Ecology Centre further influencing her understanding of our nestedness within the Universe. She has recently completed a B.Sc. (Regenerative Agriculture) at Southern Cross University and currently a research assistant for both SoilCQuest and Southern Cross University and continuing to grow food for family and community. 

How many cups of Lemon Balm tea can I drink per day?
Are your frayed nerves in need of relief? Or do you require something to bring you a sense of tranquility? Enjoy up to two cups of lemon balm tea a day to experience soothing comfort.

Will Lemon Balm tea help me sleep?
Lemon balm tea is caffeine free and acts as a relaxant, meaning it’ll help settle your nerves, can be enjoyed any time of day or night without inducing drowsiness.

Is Lemon Balm tea the tea for me
Lemon Balm tea is not suitable for you if you suffer from low blood pressure or thyroid hormone imbalance, are pregnant or breastfeeding.   

If you’re on medication or under the supervision of a doctor for a chronic condition, check with your medical professional before use.

Peruse the science and research behind Lemon Balm, it’s traditional medicinal uses and other ways it can help humans (including the prevention of neurological diseases, antifungal properties and antidiabetic effects) here

Cases, Julien et al. ‘Pilot Trial of Melissa Officinalis L. Leaf Extract in the Treatment of Volunteers Suffering
from Mild-to-moderate Anxiety Disorders and Sleep Disturbances’. Mediterranean Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 211-218, 20111 Jan. 2011

Draginic, N., Jakovljevic, V., Andjic, M., Jeremic, J., Srejovic, I., Rankovic, M., ... & Milosavljevic, I. (2021). Melissa officinalis L. as a Nutritional Strategy for Cardioprotection. Frontiers in Physiology, 12, 661778.

Ghazizadeh, J,  Hamedeyazdan, S,  Torbati, M, et al.  Melissa officinalis L. hydro-alcoholic extract inhibits anxiety and depression through prevention of central oxidative stress and apoptosis. Experimental Physiology.  2020; 105: 707– 720. https://doi.org/10.1113/EP088254

Ghazizadeh, J.,  Sadigh-Eteghad, S.,  Marx, W.,  Fakhari, A.,  Hamedeyazdan, S.,  Torbati, M.,  Taheri-Tarighi, S., Araj-khodaei, M., &  Mirghafourvand, M. (2021).  The effects of lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L.) on depression and anxiety in clinical trials: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Phytotherapy Research,  35( 12),  6690– 6705. https://doi.org/10.1002/ptr.7252

Miraj, S., Rafieian-Kopaei, & Kiani, S. (2017). Melissa officinalis L: A Review Study With an Antioxidant
Prospective. Journal of evidence-based complementary & alternative medicine, 22(3), 385–394. https://doi.org/10.1177/2156587216663433

Petrisor, G., Motelica, L., Craciun, L. N., Oprea, O. C., Ficai, D., & Ficai, A. (2022). Melissa officinalis: Composition, Pharmacological Effects and Derived Release Systems—A Review. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(7), 3591. MDPI AG. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms23073591

Wissam Zam,  Cristina Quispe,  Javad Sharifi-Rad,  María Dolores López,  Mauricio Schoebitz,  Miquel Martorell,  Farukh Sharopov,  Patrick Valere Tsouh Fokou,  Abhay Prakash Mishra,  Deepak Chandran,  Manoj Kumar,  Jen-Tsung Chen,  Raffaele Pezzani.

An Updated Review on The Properties of Melissa officinalis L.: Not Exclusively
Anti-anxiety. Front. Biosci. (Schol Ed) 2022, 14(2), 16. https://doi.org/10.31083/j.fbs1402016

Zarei A, Changizi-Ashtiyani S,
Taheri S, Hosseini N. A Brief Overview of the Effects of Melissa officinalis L. Extract on the Function of Various Body Organs. Zahedan J Res Med Sci. 2015;17(7): -. doi: 10.17795/zjrms1007.

You are purchasing horticultural produce from Australian farmers, not Doctors or Naturopaths. Whilst every effort has been made to provide you with accurate educational information about this product, we encourage you to do your own research, or speak to a Doctor or holistic health professional to see if this product is right for you.

The advice given is general in nature, and we are advising you of the traditional and documented uses of this particular plant species (as evidenced in the reference section on each product page). This horticultural produce has not undergone any testing through the Therapeutic Goods Association of Australia and we do not guarantee that this product will have all listed effects upon you. This product is prepared with intended use as a beverage compliant with Australian Food Safety Standards. Compliance number FP0923.