Botanical Name: melissa officinalis Plant Part used in oil production: flower leaf Type: Essential Oil Essential Oil Processing Method: SD (steam distilled) Appearance: Transparent, pale, yellow liquid. Odor description: Sweet, lemony and herbaceous, with notes of fresh honey. An uplifting and calming oil with potent antiviral properties. Use: Aromatherapy, the food and flavoring and the perfume/cosmetics industries. Therapeutic Properties: The therapeutic properties of melissa oil are antidepressant, antispasmodic, bactericidal, carminative, cordial, diaphoretic, emmenagogue, febrifuge, hypotensive, nervine, sedative, stomachic, sudorific and tonic.