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Lemon balm

Melissa officinalis

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Description:

Hardy annual. Member of the mint family. Smells like lemon head candies. A sedative, nervine, balances the thyroid, antiviral and specific for the herpes virus (cold sores)

Habitat:

Often near water and shade

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Pacific North West Plant Medicine
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PublishedApril 20, 2013

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