Culinary Uses

• Good for being chopped into white sauces to accompany fish
• Can be added to fruit salads, jellies or fruit drinks
• Infuse leaves for melissa tea or float in Indian tea
• Goes well with Tarragon
• Lemon balm is the main ingredient in Chartreuse

Medicinal Uses

• Fresh leaves can help with insect bites or sores
• Can be made into tea to relieve chronic bronchial catarrh, feverish colds and headaches
• Can be use to calm and uplift tensions
• Said to be effective for an over active thyroid
• Said to be effective for insomnia and unsettling dreams
• Can ease morning sickness and be useful during menopause (as it can relieve hot flushes)
• Said to ease gout
• Can help prevent cold sores

Other Uses

• Often used in invalid posies
• Bees love it - works well planted around beehives
• Can be use as a rinse for greasy hair
• Used in pot pourri or herb pillows