Organic Melissa Essential Oil

Melissa is another herb that has earned its place in the hallmarks of history, the name melissa comes from the Greek ‘melissóphyllon’, meaning ‘bee leaf’. This may be a reference to early applications using the leaves to attract honeybees and keep them near certain hives. The second part of the plant’s botanical name, officinalis, literally means ‘in use pharmaceutically’. Another common English name for melissa is lemon balm, a reference to its distinctive lemony scent. Melissa was an esteemed herb in many histories. The capitularies of Charlemagne, texts outlining idealistic plans for the empire’s operation, essentially ordered religiously-affiliated gardens to grow melissa, perhaps due to old associations with youth and longevity. Thomas Jefferson liked the plant and grew melissa at Monticello, where his cooks added it to various recipes. Dioscorides, a Greek physician, recommended the wine-soaked leaves for snake and scorpion bites, and the writer Paracelsus believed it could treat