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.