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==Uses==
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==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|RootLeaves}}.
==Chemical Composition==
The known major components of lemon balm are reported to include hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives, particularly rosmarinic acid, caffeic acids, chlorogenic acid, and metrilic acid tannins3, flavonoids, including luteolin <ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=|en=|gu=|hi=|kn=|ksml=|mlsa=|mrta=|pate=|tahi=|teen=Lemon balm, balm mint}}
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
===Guna===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Herbs}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Roundish|The opposed leaves, whose stalked stems vary in length, are broadly oval to heart-shaped and have an irregular crenate (rounded teeth) or serrate (small, sharp teeth) edge. The dark green upper surface of the leaf is sparsely haired and has very prominent veins.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower||1 cm in size |Pale white labial flowers|}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|||||5|Grow from the leaf axils in semi-verticils. Lemon balm flowers anywhere from June to September depending on geographic location.}}
===Other features===
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|root}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
Lemon balm seeds require light and at least 20 °C (70 °F) to germinate. Lemon balm grows in clumps and spreads vegetatively, as well as by seed. In mild temperate zones, the stems of the plant die off at the start of the winter, but shoot up again in spring. Lemon balm grows vigorously; it should not be planted where it will spread into other plantings.
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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==Photo Gallery==
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==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/life-science/nutrition-research/learning-center/plant-profiler/melissa-officinalis.html#:~:text=Constituents%3A%20The%20known%20major%20components,apigenin%207%2DO%2Dbeta%2D Chemical composition]</ref>
<ref name="chemical compositionLeaf">["Chemistry"https://www.ediblewildfood.com/lemon-balm.aspx description]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemon_balm Melissa officinalis]* [ ]* [ ]
[[Category:Herbs]]
