friends today we're going to talk about lemon balm and I'm going to show you
what my lemon balm looks like what I'm going to do with it and ways you can use
it stay tuned so this my friends is what lemon balm looks like it has really
pretty leaves and a very strong lemon scent I'm going to pick some of this and
we're going to put this in our dehydrator today
lemon is one of my favorite scents of all time and this lemon balm I planted
by seed last year it didn't do very good the first year but look at it this year
isn't it beautiful
let me finish picking this and then I'll show you how I be hydrated and this is
what I got I got a big dish pan full of this lemon balm now let's get started
for trays like this and then I take my nice I don't use the stems I try not to
even cut the stems outside but of course there's going to be some stems come come
with them and I just make a layer of these leaves in my dehydrator and we're
going to dehydrate it at anywhere from 95 to 100 degrees in your dehydrator and
it only takes a few hours and the set is amazing I don't know if anybody ever
remembers the scent of pledge young men dusting spray this is exactly what it
smells like except for it's all natural it just gives your house such a clean
smell when you are dehydrating it and I'm going to show you a little bit what
I used is lemon balm for after I fill up my trays also the best time to pick
lemon balm is in the springtime once the hot Summer Sun shines on them in the
middle of the summer the leaves will not be as big you still can get leaves but
they just won't be as big and as pretty the leaves tend to get smaller as the
season progresses we're just going to put like this and
they can overlap each other a little because it's all going to dehydrate and
it's a fairly thin meat so it does not matter if they are overlapping each
other and right now I have parsley in the dehydrator and I find that the
flavors do not seem to infuse in each other
I can dehydrate parsley and I can dehydrate other things at the same time
now maybe you wouldn't want to do that with garlic or onions but the herbs I do
not have a problem with all right I'm going to have to get some more trays I'm
going to finish filling this up put it you guys
dehydrate it and then I'm going to share with you a little bit what lemon balm is
used for now I'm going to share with you some of the uses that I've used and then
move on for lemon balm is known to help increase your memory it also helps with
depression or anxiety and sometimes what I'll do is I will take some dry lemon
balm and I will put it in a sachet and I will put it underneath my faucet when
I'm getting a bath or you can have it fresh always the freshest form is the
best but of course we cannot have fresh things like this all year round so
dehydrated and dried lemon balm is also very useful too
lemon balm is also very good for a tea use it with a little honey and it helps
you throughout the day with energy and also with your moods and with lightening
your spirits I'm going to show you a little bit else what they say about
lemon balm one of my favorite books which of course if you watch other
people's videos or one herbs you're going to see this book presented often
is rosemary glass stars medicinal herbs
and here she talks about lemon balm and she also says it is the sovereign's herb
for the brain strengthening the memory and chasing away at melancholy
it's also used widely in history it's supported by modern science as for lemon
balm modern studies have shown that lemon balm is rich in concentration of
volatile oils calms the nervous and digestive system and ities me with lemon
balm and chamomile is an excellent remedy for stomach distress and nervous
exhaustion it also can be a mild sedative and is especially helpful for
insomnia caused by grief or sadness the lemon balm is high on the list of herbs
commonly used to treat heartache and depression
and in her book she also shows different ways you can use the lemon balm it can
be used as a colic remedy for children I'm not going to explain that it's all
in her plot but it's also a culinary herb you can actually use it in salads
you can use it in soups and in Grain dishes and smoothies remember bomb is
also makes one of the tastiest tinctures try a glycerine picture with lemon balm
and it will sweeten anyone's heart so that was out of this book now I have a
lot of herbal books but I want to show you this one I got at the thrift store a
few weeks back and you're going to recognize it if you watch my thrift
store signs it is this one the world of herbs and flowers is a little book and I
generally don't go for these little pocket books because they tend to be
really generic but I love this one this is an order book if pie was written in
the 80s but there it shows be hydrated not involved to make in a potpourri so
even if you're not wild about making tinctures or wowed about herbal
medicines it's a really amazing to make it in a potpourri and you can add some
dried rose leaves which is really good and you can add a little essential oils
and there you have a very all-natural way to fragrance your home you can also
make it in sachets and put it in your sock doors it really does smell amazing
this book says lemon balm has a delightful odor attracted to the bees it
resembles lemon verbena with the added advantage that it would live over the
winter time it grows into a small bush in the second year to two feet or more
it is a wrinkled leaf that is very decorative in the early spring way
emerges from the ground it can thrive in sun and shade lemon balm is reputation
since the 1700s to be the balm for old spirits it also makes an eczema tea
and the fragrant leaves retain the refreshing odor when dry therefore it's
a great addition to your potpourri so that's this little book I hope that you
try some lemon balm when I planted it I planted it by seeds I planted it in the
early summer just threw the seeds on the ground I did not try it inside I just
did it outside and the first year they sprouted a small but you can see this
year how beautiful they got and it's a really reasonable priced seed you can
buy anywhere I hope you try it and lemon balm is one of my favorite herbs thanks
again for watching and we'll see you tomorrow bye