Why You Should Grow Lemon Balm in Your Garden

Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) is one of the best herbal allies to grow and form a deep relationship with. Join us as clinical herbalist, field botanist, and nutrition educator, Shana Lipner Grover, shares the uses and benefits of lemon balm, and why sometimes the best medicine is just sitting with the plant. She will also teach us about other plants that pair well with lemon balm and how taking it over time helps us to reap the most benefit.

Shana is a clinical herbalist, health and nutrition educator, and field botanist. She was a student of award-winning herbalist Michael Moore and also one of Mountain Rose Herbs' favorite herbalists, Howie Brounstein. Today, she is the director and primary educator of Sage Country Herbs School of Botanical Studies in San Diego, CA.

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[grinchlette]

Lemon balm got me through grieving my Mom’s death. Completely changed my channel whenever I smelled it. I carried a bottle of the essential oil with me everywhere.

[evb]

"Sitting next to a plant ... is medicine" Yes ~

[barefootrealist]

I have a friend who is very tactile. She loves to come over and touch all my plants and compare textures of leaves, etc. I tease her that she is petting them like pets, but I've learned something from her actions. As you were talking about just sitting by the plants and taking them in - the beauty, the scent, etc. - there is something amazing in touching each one and connecting with them that way. My friend enjoys touching them and describing what she feels when she touches them. We have spent a good hour in the garden with our kids talking about how the plants smell, look and feel. What is different about each one and similar - and which ones not to touch (good old Stinging Nettles). It's so interesting and fun what we can learn from each other. Thank you for such a wealth of information in such a short video.

[MyGreenNest]

I just sat in my garden today and prayed. I literally pulled up a chair and cried, prayed and felt comfort there with the plants. ❤

[pamelalc]

Thank you. Herbs are gifts from God. He gave them for healing. It is written in the Holy Scriptures

[pandapearl]

This is so scary. I went out to my garden, picked Lemon balm, put it in a safe place to dry, went to bed, pulled up YouTube, first video in my feed is this. I said nothing about lemon balm. I don't believe in coincidence. Good video, by the way. I love lemon balm. It is my most favorite herb. In 2020 I started a medicinal herb garden, so all of my plants are very well sized now, and give lots of medicine. I make tea out of whatever herb my body feels it needs and I have not needed to visit the doctor since I started using the herbs for tea. I was very sick with autoimmune diseases for 30 years. God, through my beautiful herbs, has healed me.

[lisaalluvial]

I never knew that 'officinalis' meant a recognized medicine. Very cool.

[thestillroombotanicals]

My best friends are the plants. All they ask for is my presence and interest in them, and they give and teach so much. ❤️

[debcobern]

Lemon Balm is always in my home apothecary. I drink it daily both hot and iced. Great for my autoimmune diseases and stress. Calms me right down.👍🤗💖

[candyflair]

I have had it growing for a very long time. 10 years at least. It takes care of itself. I love having it too. I put it in my pillow case at night.

[cilanthropetunia]

I love how it helps an anxious or upset stomach

[isabelladavis]

Oregano as well as lemon balm were harvested today..yes the smell is A M A Z I N G this year I’ve harvested lemon balm twice it’s extremely happy in our garden as well as smelling it as we come up the porch steps never to be missed in the warmer months…we this year have been using it as a tea on a regular basis everyone loves it…thank you again for for sharing your knowledge…stay blessed

[ninavandeuveren]

I love the balance between facts about the plant and the experience/feeling it can give you. Was a nice video

[BRoseCK]

What a beautiful speaker and person, thank you Shana.

[dorotaazzopardi]

Beautiful, thank you. And here I was thinking this was another bully plant that took over my garden… clearly I need it in my life❤

[janicemattos]

I am so fortunate to have acres of lemon balm growing along my historic creek side property!

[DesiMomLivingInBahrain]

I bought it when the person selling it gave me its leaves to smell.. the smell made me fall in love with this herb.. Now my cat loves the smell and whenever its dry leaves fall she plays with it for hours..

[orangetara]

This grows wild in my garden.. spreads everywhere. Have given young plants to many people. It’s happiness in a pot.. drink it in tea daily and dry it so it lasts through winter 🙏🏻

[Satarma]

Lemon balm is my favorite scent, it is very uplifting and I love the tea before I go to sleep, very relaxing. I have Lemon Balm growing but would advice to grow it in a container, since it spreads rapidly.

[manischafer]

Yesss! I love that you talk about plants as allies in a relationship in which we participate!