Melissa Oil Pure Melissa Essential Oil

Melissa Oil

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A beautiful Melissa essential oil steam distilled from Melissa herb naturally grown in Oregon. This is a fantastic Melissa - one of our favorite oils - locally grown at a reasonable price.

Melissa essential oil (also known as Lemon Balm) has a great variety of possible effects. The word 'Melissa' is Greek for 'Honey Bee', Melissa having been planted near bee hives to produce the most delicious honey. We've found this to be a particularly nice variety of the essential oil, with a wonderful sweet note not often found. It is grown and distilled by producer who has chosen to specialize in this organically farmed medicinal wonder.

A great deal of oil sold as Melissa today is actually a blend of lemongrass and citronella oils - 'true' Melissa oil has its own unique aroma and properties. Melissa's high cost is a result of needing 3.5 to 7.5 tons of plant material to produce 1 pound of essential oil. The resulting oil from this sweet-smelling herb is a pale yellow liquid with a light, fresh lemony aroma.

Melissa was called the 'elixir of life' by Avincenna, the ancient Roman physician. The herb was associated particularly with nervous disorders, the heart, and emotions. Melissa was used for anxiety, melancholy, and to strengthen and revive the vital spirit.

To quote Kurt Schnaubelt in Advanced Aromatherapy, "The way in which melissa oil combines an excellent antiviral component with a soothing but pervasive sedative power is difficult to imagine; it has to be experienced. In its complexity, power, and gentleness, melissa oil perfectly illustrates how nature time after time works better than one-dimensional synthetic medicines."

Melissa is a strong antiviral - a doctor at the Technical University of Munich reported that application caused a complete remission of Herpes Simplex lesions. A component of Melissa was isolated and is sold in 'Lomaherpan' cream in Germany, though the oil can effectively used alone. While it is expensive, only one drop at a time is needed on lesions to promote remission. A drop can be applied directly on the area a few times a day to speed healing, and again when an outbreak is soon to occur - following this protocol was shown to prevent further outbreaks in a significant portion of study participants.

At the same time, Melissa is very gentle on the emotions, and can bring out this quality in a individual. Melissa oil is said to be calming and uplifting, may relieve headaches, and may help balance the emotions. Further, it may help release emotional blocks and lead to an improved outlook on life. See our 'anti-viral essential oils' article for further reading.