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Lemon Balm

Melissa officinalis leaf, traditionally used for mild mental stress and studied in several standardized oral extracts for acute mood and cognitive-stress outcomes.

Reviewed health uses

Situational stress

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Small controlled studies suggest that some standardized lemon-balm extracts may help with short-term feelings of calm during stressful cognitive tasks, but results are mixed. A 2026 trial did not improve overall calmness on its primary measure, even though some transient calmness-recovery and cognitive outcomes favored the extract. Evidence is therefore limited and product-specific.

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Household preparations

Safety information

Lemon balm is generally well tolerated in short studies, but sedating effects are possible and product-specific interaction data are limited; pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, and use with sedating medicines warrant extra caution.

No published ingredient-specific cautions are attached.