Botanical Name: Melissa officinalis

Plant Part: Leaves

Extraction Method: Steam Distilled

Description: Melissa Leaf, commonly known as lemon balm, comes from a sweet smelling, bushy herb that grows up to nearly three feet high with serrated leaves and tiny white or pink flowers.

Colour: Clear colorless to yellow liquid.

Common Uses: Melissa Leaf Essential Oil is well known for its anti-depressant and uplifting properties. It is also reported to have uses as an antispamodic, bactericidal, carminative, cordial, diaphoretic, nervine, sedative, stomachic, sudorific, and tonic.

Consistency: Thin

Strength of Aroma: Medium