Melissa officinalis (L.) (Lamiaceae), a plant known as the lemon balm, is native to the east Mediterranean region and west Asia. Also found in tropical countries, such as Brazil, where it is popularly known as "erva-cidreira" or "melissa", it is widely used in aqueous- or alcoholic-extract form in the treatment of various disorders. The aim was to investigate in vivo its antigenotoxicity and an...

repellet effect of extracts and essential oils of citrus limon (l.) burm.f., (lemon) and melissa officinalis, (balm) were evaluated against anopheles stephensi in laboratory on animal and human and compared with synthetic repellent, n,ndiethyl- 3-methylbenzamide (deet) as a standard. results of statistical analysis revealed significant differences between oils and extracts (p< 0.05) against the...

Adenovirus causes a number of diseases in Human, and to date, no specific antiviral therapy approved against this virus. Thus, searching for effective anti-adenovirus agents seems to be required. Many studies showed that components derived from medicinal plants had effective antiviral activity. Therefore, the present was aimed to evaluate activity of Melissa officinalis L. extract against adeno...

Melissa officinalis Labiatae is an edible herb native to the Mediterranean and Eastern Europe. It is one of the oldest and still most popular medicinal plants. Lemon Balm is the common name of Melissa officinalis. This plant naturalizes easily, reproduces by underground stems and grows up to 45 cm in height. The herbal tea can be used therapeutically for soothing stomach cramps, indigestion and...

Introduction: Alzheimer disease is a progressive and irreversible neuropsychiatric disorder. Melissa Officinalis improves anxiety and clinical dementia symptoms caused by AD therefore, the purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effect of Mellisa extract on spatial memory deficit induced by STZ in MWM examination of male wistar rats. Methods: In the present study, 112 male wista...

BACKGROUND In many cases, myocardial infarction leads to arrhythmia. Since antioxidant agents have an important protective role in heart disease, these compounds in medicinal plants are used in traditional medicine. Lemon balm extract, compared to other plants of the lamiaceae family, has been proven to have significant amounts of antioxidant compounds. The aim of this study was to assess the e...

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of Melissa officinalis tea on the total antioxidant capacity of saliva among smokers. Methods: 24 smokers were selected by convenience sampling. Demographic information and duration of smoking were recorded at the beginning of study. Two cups of Melissa officinalis tea were given to the participants with specific instruction for ...

Melissa officinalis L. (Labiatae) traditionally used in treating neurological disorders has also been identified as a memory-enhancing herb. The extract of M. officinalis has a cholinergic property. The role of basal forebrain cholinergic neurons, the neurons that are destroyed in Alzheimer's disease (AD), in learning and memory, is also well known. The aim of this study is to investigate the r...

BACKGROUND Extracts and essential oils of medicinal plants are increasingly of interest as novel drugs for antiherpetic agents, since the herpes simplex virus (HSV) might develop resistance to commonly used antiviral drugs. METHODS An aqueous extract of Melissa officinalis as well as phenolic extract compounds, i.e. caffeic acid, p-coumaric acid and rosmarinic acid were examined for their ant...