Supplements / Traditional & emerging
Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis)
Best for: Stress, Sleep
Dose & timing
- Dose
- 300–600 mg standardized extract.
- Timing
- Evening, or under acute stress.
- Review
- Reassess after 2 to 4 weeks.
- Forms
- standardized lemon balm extract
What this supplement is for
- Mild calming effect in small trials, often paired with valerian.
- Long traditional use, modest modern evidence.
What to look for in a product
- Preferred third-party verification: Third-party tested (COA).
- Common contamination risks: Mislabeling / identity, Pesticide residue.
Where to get it
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Your experience
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We frame these as personal experience, not medical claims. Self-reported subjective outcomes are influenced by placebo, regression to the mean, and parallel lifestyle changes. We’ll never present ratings as equivalent to RCT evidence.
Evidence sources
- Melissa officinalis (lemon balm) for anxiety (reviewed 2026-04-30)
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