Lemon balm is used for settling the stomach and calming the nervous system; for nervous heart, tension and insomnia; and for relaxing spasms of the stomach and intestines. It is useful for nervous stomach, accompanied by burning, heartburn and a feeling of pressure or knots in the stomach. It is sometimes used with other soothing remedies, like marshmallow root and licorice root, for ulcers. Lemon balm creams are used to treat genital and oral herpes sores.

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