[Lesley Silvester]

Thank you everyone.  I eat a lot of fish so will start using it when cooking.  Lemon balm cake sounds delicious.  Hope you find the recipe.  As a hot drink, I mostly have hot water with a slice of lemon infused in it so I'll try it with lemon balm.

[chairmanphil]

so as a result of this thread i had a good look round the site to see if we have some. sure enough we do! 

[tazbabe]

hmm...wonder waht lemon balm wine would taste like........

[chairmanphil]

hmm...wonder waht lemon balm wine would taste like........

if it is anything like limoncello i'm in!

[Lesley Silvester]

hmm...wonder waht lemon balm wine would taste like........

If you make some, I'll be happy to give my opinion.   

[chrismahon]

Our medical herbalist friend told us to sort my wife's stress related conditon out she should drink lemon balm tea made by soaking the fresh young leaves in hot water. By co-incidence a new cluster of 'weeds' had started growing by the gate. Turned out to be lemon balm! The sheep loved it and they were always pretty relaxed -now we know why.

[Bramblecot]

It can be a thug in good soil so mind where you plant it!   We are forever digging it out and chucking it in the compost bins.

[colliewoman]

It is very good at tempting a rabbit in gut stasis to start eating again alongside the appropriate drugs.
Also I find a steam inhalation very soothing when I get a cold.
It can help with mild depression and is a good stress reliever too.
The oil mixed 50% 50% with lavender and rubbed onto the temples is the fastest cure for a headache I know of.
Dried and mixed with lavender again will send you to sleep in a blink if you put it in your pillowcase.
It's lovely in Pimms too

[little blue]

Dried and mixed with lavender again will send you to sleep in a blink if you put it in your pillowcase.

oooh, I'll try that..
... only 5 more sleeps til Christmas for insomniacs like me!

[NickiWilliams]

Lemon Balm is amazing!! at the risk of repeating other posts;  it makes fab tea; great for calming nerves, its great in salads, with fish or chicken, great replacement for lemon grass, its great in a rub for bbq-s, a great skin cleanser - apparently, and if you add it to lemon drizzle cakes you'll be amazed!! It also has great healing properties so if you suffer from hayfever so can be used as a dicongestant or antihisthamine. personally though, we use it most in Pimms 

[deepinthewoods]

hurrah, god save the queen!!

[chairmanphil]

might try some tea tomorrow, could do with chilling out! 

[northfifeduckling]

As it's the mint family (some books call it lemon mint) it often can be used instead. I just made mint syrup with half lemon balm - nice! I like the tea better than mint 

[Mel Rice]

A big bunch under the tap whilst you are filling the bath is lovely too )AH I miss my bath only a shower at the moment!!)

[fairhaven]

I'd be lost without it - Chuck a good handful in a wok with chicken / fish & stir fry it with course ground black pepper, Even the kids love it!!
Colliewoman... I'll give it a go when I have an out of sorts rabbit, that's always handy to know!