As a chronic insomniac I will try a drink ofthis at bedtime with my BP tablet, which is so powerful one falls over once it is swallowed so must be taken last thing, according to my practice Nurse .
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Originally posted by salymap View PostAs a cronic insomniac I will try a drink ofthis at bedtime with my BP tablet, which is so powerful one falls over once it is swallowed so must be taken last thing, according to my practice Nurse.
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marthe
Plenty of Lemon Balm in my garden! Is it good for blood pressure? If so, I shall be making copious amounts of Lemon Balm tea for the HH!
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You can use lemon balm to flavour milk puddings (no danger of curdling) or plain cakes such as fairy cakes. The flavour is not that strong and can be overwhelmed in the wrong combination. Fresh leaves are good in salads (I used to make unusual salads with lemon balm, nasturtiums, marigolds and other herbal plants added to lettuce and rocket).
As a drink it has similar properties to other mints - mainly soothing (balm) and digestive.
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Somewhat despairing of prescription-based antidepressants and tranquillisers, (I've tried at least 3 from the Prozac group - all awful, they mess with the mind - and some made me physically sick) I have for some years used Valerian and Lemon Balm in tablet form, from outlets like Holland&Barrett and Boots. I take 1 to 3 capsules of Lemon Balm extract, each capsule giving ca. 171mg of dry extract, per night. Valerian varies a bit, from 400mg - 600mg per night. Broadly, Valerian is more soporific, very good as an aid to sleep, Lemon Balm lighter, more of a mood lifting drug, but still notably relaxing. In combination they work for me!
I wouldn't usually take Valerian in the daytime as the effect can be too heavy, but Lemon Balm can be good in anxious times (always remembering that the only real cure for anxiety is to remove the source of it - often easier said etc...) You have to experiment to find your own dosages, reading the notes carefully (the "root" amount is always more than the "dry extract"). I use H&B's own Lemon Balm, and the "Valdrian" and the stronger "Kira" (Klosterfrau) Valerian preparations.
But they certainly work - their physical effects are obvious, and their use goes back for centuries. It really is a question of effective personal dosage.
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amateur51
Originally posted by cloughie View PostIt can be used in Roast Chicken either placed a few sprigs inside the bird on its own or with other herbs or under the skin.
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Originally posted by salymap View PostI prefer to drink it standing up, then collapse straight into nearby bed.
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Originally posted by jayne lee wilson View PostSomewhat despairing of prescription-based antidepressants and tranquillisers, (I've tried at least 3 from the Prozac group - all awful, they mess with the mind - and some made me physically sick) I have for some years used Valerian and Lemon Balm in tablet form, from outlets like Holland&Barrett and Boots. I take 1 to 3 capsules of Lemon Balm extract, each capsule giving ca. 171mg of dry extract, per night. Valerian varies a bit, from 400mg - 600mg per night. Broadly, Valerian is more soporific, very good as an aid to sleep, Lemon Balm lighter, more of a mood lifting drug, but still notably relaxing. In combination they work for me!
I wouldn't usually take Valerian in the daytime as the effect can be too heavy, but Lemon Balm can be good in anxious times (always remembering that the only real cure for anxiety is to remove the source of it - often easier said etc...) You have to experiment to find your own dosages, reading the notes carefully (the "root" amount is always more than the "dry extract"). I use H&B's own Lemon Balm, and the "Valdrian" and the stronger "Kira" (Klosterfrau) Valerian preparations.
But they certainly work - their physical effects are obvious, and their use goes back for centuries. It really is a question of effective personal dosage.
Only snag with it is that it's far more than doubled in price in the last year: something to do with gov't-imposed tests/ certification of traditional medicines I believe. No doubt it'll save lotsa lives...I keep hitting the Escape key, but I'm still here!
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