Lemon Balm - Certified OG

Dried Lemon Balm aerial parts

Melissa officinalis

Certified Organic by MOFGA and grown regeneratively by one of the Meeting House Farm Collaborative Farms. Plants are dried immediately after harvest in an on-farm organic certified drying facility to maximize potency and preserve quality.

Extracts are a 1:2 ratio of Fresh Aerial Parts in Alcohol. Ingredients: Melissa officinalis*‡, Distilled Maine Alcohol*, Spring water. // *certified organic, ‡grown at Meeting House Farm.

Our Lemon Balm infused oil is double extracted using two complementary methods. Dried flowers are first extracted in alcohol, then slowly infused in organic jojoba oil. The infusion is held at 80 °F for eight days to gently preserve delicate plant constituents. The oil is double filtered after infusion and never pressed, maintaining clarity and integrity without compromising quality.

Infused oils may naturally solidify at cooler temperatures around 40 °F. Bring to room temperature before use. Infused oils are typically ready to ship 2 to 3 weeks after your order is placed.

A selection of 1 lb dried botanicals is considered a pre-order.  It may be ordered in advance and will be shipped directly from Meeting House Herb farm once it is grown, harvested and dried.  Orders are shipped in the order they are received.  Pre-Orders are always filled first before being listed in our online farmer's market.

We typically harvest Lemon Balm from July through October.

In the Apothecary:

Preparations: Extract of dried leaf in alcohol or oil; infusion of fresh or dried leaf in water.   We use a 1:5 ratio for the dried leaf and a 1:2 ratio for fresh leaf when extracting at Meeting House Farm.

Uses:  Nervous system support

Energetics:  Cooling

Tastes: Mineral, Citrus

Herbal Action:  Nervine, Digestive, Anti-viral

From our Experience:

We love to slip a stem of lemon balm in our water while we work in the fields.  When blending herbal tisanes, lemon balm typically acts as the base herb and combines well with holy basil (tulsi), milky oats, marshmallow, mint, and lavender.