TCM Basics 101: Supermarket Herbs - Lemon Balm

TCM Nature: Slightly Cooling

TCM Taste: Slightly Bitter, Sour

TCM Meridian Affinity: Stomach, Heart

Benefits:

·      Calms nervous system

·       Treats anxiety, insomnia, heart palpitations

·       Heals wounds

·       Promotes digestion

·       Aids hair growth

·       Improves memory and boosts alertness

·       Treats Alzheimer’s Disease

·       Antiaging

Spirituality:

Lemon balm has been used for hundreds of years to calm the heart and body and uplift the spirit, even helping to mend a broken heart. It is often combined in teas containing other calming herbs.

Lemon balm is used by shamans and mediums to evoke a stronger connection with the spirit world and call upon ghosts and other types of otherworldly entities and spirits.

Read more about TCM Herbal Medicine Prescription on my TCM Wellness page.

Further reading:

• Everything you need to know about Acupuncture

• Bird’s Nest - Skincare vs Edible

• Supermarket Herbs - Bamboo Leaves

• Supermarket Herbs - Ashwagandha

• Supermarket Herbs - Orange

• Supermarket Herbs - Congee

• Supermarket Herbs - Rice

• Supermarket Herbs - Abalone Shell

• Supermarket Herbs - Black Chicken

• TCM Wellness Women’s Health

• TCM Wellness Nervous System Disorders Management

• TCM Wellness Digestive Health

• Acupuncture Slimming

• TCM Pain Management

• Adrenal Fatigue

• Women’s Health: Menstrual Cycle and Intuitive Wisdom