Ingredient glossary
NeurologicalDigestive
Lemon Balm
Melissa officinalis
Also known as: Melissa, Bee Balm, Sweet Balm
Overview
A mint family herb with documented anxiolytic, antiviral, and sleep-promoting properties. Particularly effective for stress-related digestive upset.
Proposed mechanism
Rosmarinic acid inhibits GABA transaminase (GABA-T), increasing synaptic GABA. Also inhibits herpes simplex virus replication and exerts antispasmodic effects on smooth muscle.
Mechanisms describe how researchers think a compound may act, often from laboratory work — a proposed mechanism is not proof of a clinical effect in people.
Traditional & studied uses
Mood SupportSleep SupportGut Repair
Related pathways
Chronic Stress Physiology
Pathway tags are a research aid for browsing the glossary — they are not a claim that this ingredient treats any condition.
Traditional medicine systems
Western HerbalismAyurvedic Medicine