Melis plant: medicinal properties and contraindications for use

Two thousand years ago, the ancient Romans grew a melissa plant on their plantations. The healing properties and contraindications to it are described in ancient manuscripts. The Romans used it as a stimulant to increase appetite. Greeks affectionately nicknamed melissa bees, because its soothing effect extends not only to humans, but also to bees.

In our region, it is also referred to differently: "lemon mint", or "hearty grass", because of lemon smell and soothing properties. In addition, it is the favorite spice of culinary specialists due to its aromas.

Melissa is considered the birthplace of the Mediterranean. Currently, it can be found not only in the countries of Asia and North Africa, but also in many European countries, including Russia.

It has become so popular that on every vegetable garden or country site a medicinal herring plant is now grown , useful properties of which people use to treat and prevent many diseases.

Melissa prefers to grow in not very shady places, although the area of its growth is very extensive, but if it is always in the shade, will become less fragrant, and yield will be reduced. The plant starts to blossom in summer, and the boxes mature by the beginning of autumn.

To keep useful properties after harvesting, you need to know how to dry properly. Seeds and leaves are harvested in autumn. Collect them when the lower leaves and boxes become brown. Dry them in the shade and make sure that there is no direct sunlight. To avoid intertrigo, the collection should be periodically turned over or gently shaken. Store raw materials better in paper bags or cardboard boxes.

Chemical composition

The melis plant itself, its medicinal properties and contraindications have long been studied in laboratory conditions. The main biologically active components of lemon balm are essential oils, flavonoids, tannins, phenylpropanoids, monoterpenes, phenol carboxylic acids. In essential oils, there are about 200 compounds, among them there are a neutral and geranium, which resemble a lemon smell, also rosmarinic acid, a group of vitamins B, C, P, micro and macro elements. For the preparation of essential oil, the plant is processed raw, then used in traditional and folk medicine.

In addition to the above, you need to learn more about what melis has medicinal properties and contraindications in order to apply it correctly.

Therapeutic and useful properties

Melissa is brewed as tea, on the basis of its useful properties, medicinal infusions are made, used in culinary delights.

Healing plant is able to stimulate the appetite, normalize the digestive tract, remove inflammatory processes, spasms, it is a natural antidepressant and has a sedative effect on the body.

Folk herbalists have long recognized the plant as the leading right to treat many diseases. For example, infusion of melissa reduces heart pain, relieves dyspnea and helps normalize blood pressure. Use this infusion and with attacks of asthma, migraine, anemia.

As an external remedy, use infusions and decoctions to rinse the mouth, if there are inflammation in the gums or toothache.

Compresses help with skin diseases, and also effectively remove joint, rheumatic pain.

Melissa and attacks of hysterics, accompanied by syncope, are treated.

On the counters of pharmacies, you can see a significant number of medicines, which include therapeutic melissa: Persen, Nervoflux, aromatic waters, various charges, etc.

Contraindications to treatment with melissa

In order to be most effective from treatment with melis, the medicinal properties and contraindications should be known to all and not neglect them.

1. Melissa lowers the pressure, so she should not use hypotension.
2. Baths and compresses should not be used for infectious skin diseases.
3. Negatively affects the male potency.
4. Can not be used during pregnancy.
5. Individual intolerance.

Special harm it can not inflict, unless in the event that it is wrong to use it. Melissa is a unique herb. The benefits of it are simply enormous.