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toronjil
lemon balm (Melissa officinalis)
Entire Monograph
Reported Uses
- NOTE: see Herb & Supplement Effectiveness Rating Definitions table
- ADHD [Insufficient Evidence]
- Alzheimer dz [Insufficient Evidence]
- anxiety [Insufficient Evidence]
- chronic bronchitis [Insufficient Evidence]
- cognitive decline, age-related [Insufficient Evidence]
- cognitive function [Insufficient Evidence]
- colic [Insufficient Evidence]
- delirium [Insufficient Evidence]
- dementia [Insufficient Evidence]
- depression [Possibly Effective]
- dysmenorrhea [Insufficient Evidence]
- dyspepsia [Insufficient Evidence]
- headache [Insufficient Evidence]
- herpes labialis (cold sores) [Possibly Effective]
- HTN [Insufficient Evidence]
- hyperthyroidism [Insufficient Evidence]
- IBS [Insufficient Evidence]
- insect repellent [Insufficient Evidence]
- insomnia [Insufficient Evidence]
- menopausal sx [Insufficient Evidence]
- pain, acute [Insufficient Evidence]
- postpartum complications [Insufficient Evidence]
- psoriasis [Insufficient Evidence]
- somatoform disorders [Insufficient Evidence]
- stress [Possibly Effective]
- ventricular arrhythmias [Insufficient Evidence]
Reported Doses
Safety/efficacy may not be established; reported doses may be derived from limited or potentially inadequate studies w/ variable regimens, multi-ingredient products, or where concentration of active ingredients may vary widely
Effectiveness Ratings
- [see Herb & Supplement Effectiveness Rating Definitions table]
Alzheimer dz
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 60 gtt extract (stdzd to 500 mcg citral/mL) PO qd; Alt: 500 mg rosmarinic acid PO qd
anxiety
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 300 mg PO bid; Alt: 1200-3000 mg PO qd; 350 mg PO bid; lemon balm diffused for inhaled aromatherapy x30min qd
cognitive function
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 1600 mg PO x1; Alt: 5 g/10 mL PO bid (plant material ratio 1:1:1 lemon balm:sage:rosemary)
colic
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 65-97 mg PO bid; Alt: 150 mL herbal tea PO qd-tid
delirium
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 50 mg/5 mL extract syrup PO q12h; Info: used w/ valerian
dementia
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: apply lotion topically to face and hands for inhaled aromatherapy bid; Info: product containing lemon balm oil
depression
- [Possibly Effective]
- Dose: 600-3000 mg PO qd; Alt: 350 mg PO bid
dyspepsia
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 33.3 mg/1 mL PO tid
herpes labialis (cold sores)
- [Possibly Effective]
- Dose: apply 1% cream topically qid
HTN
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 400 mg PO qd; Info: extract stdzd to contain 8 mg rosmarinic acid
insomnia, adult pts
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 80 mg PO bid-tid; Alt: 1000 mg PO qhs; Info: used w/ or w/o valerian
insomnia, peds pts
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 80-160 mg PO qd-bid; Info: used w/ valerian
menopausal sx
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 250 mg PO qd
pain, acute
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 1% lemon balm oil diffused for inhaled aromatherapy x10min bid
postpartum complications
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 395 mg PO q6h x24h after delivery
psoriasis
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 20 mL syrup PO tid; Info: syrup prepared w/ 3 g lemon balm in 450 mL water
somatoform disorders
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 60 mg PO tid
stress
- [Possibly Effective]
- Dose: 240-600 mg PO x1; Alt: 60 mg PO tid x3 days, then 60 mg PO bid
ventricular arrhythmias
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 2 g/250 mL tea PO bid
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