FREE: Organic Dried Bee Balm Herb 0.6 oz

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Grown in my garden in Florida

Alternative medicine utilizes the antiseptic, diuretic and stimulant properties of bee balm. It has carminative (relieving flatulence) and diaphoretic (sweat inducing) qualities, according to Alternative Nature. Practitioners also use antiseptic thymol oil, which is derived from bee balm

Usually drank as a tonic or tea, the Native Americans used bee balm and other Monarda relatives to relieve fevers and headaches. Other uses for the tea include consumption as an appetite suppressant as well as a menstrual regulator. Traditionally, brides and mothers in the 19th century drank bee balm tonic.

Modern day finds bee balm usually used as an infusion or tea to treat upset stomachs, nausea and vomiting. To prove its wide range of medical uses, it also combats flatulence and gas. According to Alternative Nature, inhaling steam from an infusion of the plant helps sore throats and increases mucus flow. External applications applied medically treat skin disorders and infection.