powdered lemon balm leaves

LEMON BALM

Sleep
Cognitive function
Digestion
Antioxidant
Anti-stress

Lemon balm, Melissa officinalis L., is an aromatic perennial herb of the Lamiaceae family, native to the Mediterranean basin and Western Asia. It is composed mainly of volatile compounds, triterpenes, phenolics and flavonoids, which have antioxidant properties. It is used, in particular, for gastrointestinal disorders and its effects on memory, sleep and stress. Read the detailed description

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powdered lemon balm leaves
Plant extract

>10% ac. Rosmarinique

Feuille

powdered lemon balm leaves
Plant extract

>2% ac. Rosmarinique

Feuille

powdered lemon balm leaves
Plant extract

>5% ac. rosmarinique

Feuille

lemon balm leaves, soluble powder
Plant extract

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Feuille

powdered lemon balm leaves
Plant extract

>0,8% ac. rosmarinique

Feuille

powdered lemon balm leaves
Plant extract

>5% ac. rosmarinique

Feuille

powdered lemon balm leaves
Plant

Feuille

Regulations
and analysis

Identification : TLC

Data on traditional use

Cahier de l’agence du médicament (France):

  • Used to aid digestion
  • Used to calm digestive spasms.
  • Used to reduce nervousness in adults and children, particularly in cases of sleep disorders

EMA monograph :

  • Used to relieve mild symptoms of mental stress and to help induce sleep.
  • Used for mild gastrointestinal disorders including bloating and flatulence

WHO monograph :

  • Used to stimulate salivary and gastric secretions and intestinal motility in gastrointestinal disorders.
  • Used for stress and sleep

Monographie Canada :

  • Used to help you sleep
  • Used to help relieve digestive disorders such as indigestion.

German monograph :

  • Used for sleep disorders
  • Used for gastrointestinal disorders
Plant bylaw file
Mélisse

Detailed description

Melissa officinalis L. is an aromatic perennial herb belonging to the Lamiaceae family, native to the Mediterranean basin and Western Asia, and cultivated worldwide.
Lemon balm leaves contain numerous bioactive compounds, such as flavonoids, terpenoids, phenolic acids, tannins and essential oil, which differ according to the way in which extraction is carried out and the part of the plant subjected to extraction. The main active constituents are volatile compounds (geranial, neral, citronellal and geraniol), triterpenes (ursolic acid and oleanolic acid), phenolic compounds (rosmarinic acid, caffeic acid and protocatechic acid) and flavonoids (quercetin, rhamnocitrin, luteolin).

Its use is particularly linked to the presence of these bioactive compounds, which have been shown to have powerful antioxidant properties. The plant is traditionally used for gastrointestinal disorders, cardiovascular health, good neurological and therefore psychological functioning, and its effects on memory, sleep and stress.