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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Melissa officinalis

Common Name
Common Balm; Kovanutu; Hashishat Al Nahil; Ogulotu; Cytria; Seiyo-Yama-Hakka; Lemonbalm; Tronjan; Toronjil

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Uses for this plant.
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Activity Country/Region Reference
Sedative Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Spasm Panama Gupta, M.P., et al. 1979. Ethnopharmacognostic observations on Panamanian medicinal plants. Part I. Quarterly journal of crude drug research 17(3-4):115-130.
Spasm Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Spasm Spain Font Query, P. 1979. Plantas Medicinales el Dioscorides Renovado. Editorial Labor, S.A. Barcelona. 5th Ed.
Sternutatory Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Stimulant Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Stomachic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Sudorific Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tonic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tumor Hungary Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Viricide Panama Gupta, M.P., et al. 1979. Ethnopharmacognostic observations on Panamanian medicinal plants. Part I. Quarterly journal of crude drug research 17(3-4):115-130.