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Melissa officinalis L. - Lamiaceae - lemonbalm, honey flower, beebalm, Melisse, Zitronenmelisse

Perennial herb, up to 90cm tall, native to the Mediterranean, West Asia, naturalized in Europe; stems erect, pyramidally much branched, pubescent; leaves ovate, base rounded to subcordate, margin serrate-crenate to obtusely serrate; corolla creamy white, 1.2-1.3 cm, villous outside, upper lip emarginate, middle lobe of lower lip obliquely spreading.
„Used for flavoring salads, soups, and liqueurs. Oil employed in perfumery; commonly known as balm tea; a home remedy sometimes used for headaches and toothaches.“
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200019809

„The leaves have a gentle lemon scent, related to mint… The white flowers attract bees, hence the genus name Melissa (Greek for 'honey bee')… Lemon balm is also used medicinally as an herbal tea, or in extract form. It is used as an anxiolytic, mild sedative, or calming agent.“
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melissa_officinalis

„The composition of the essential oil depends on the origin and the climate conditions, the time of harvest and the age of the plant… The main components are citral (with 40-70%, as a mixture of geranial and neral), citronellal (1-20%) and β-caryophyllene (5-15%).“
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zitronenmelisse

„Current therapy for some gastrointestinal disorder is directed towards inhibition of smooth muscle contractions. It is well known that herbal medicines are traditionally used for their spasmolytic activity… It seems that the inhibitory effect of the essential oil [on contraction of rat ileum induced by KCl, 5-HT and ACh] is closed to the effect of citral… but other constituents of M.officinalis essential oil also have some contribution… M. officinalis essential oil and its main component, citral, possess a significant inhibition effect on ileum contractions. Therefore, it seems to be a useful herbal medicine for the treatment of gastrointestinal spasms. “
[Relaxant effect of essential oil of Melissa officinalis and citral on rat ileum contractions., Sadraei, H., Ghannadi, A., Malekshahi, K., Fitoterapia, Vol.74(5), 2003, 445-452]
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0367326X03001096

Köhler,F.E., Medizinal Pflanzen, vol.1, t.65 (1887) [W.Müller]
http://plantgenera.org/species.php?id_species=655733