ENCYLOPEDIA
Medica melisa
Medical melisa (Lat. Melissa officinalis) is a cultivated long-term herb with a lemon smell. It has come to us from Mediterranean countries, where since ancient times it has been used in both herbal medicine and cuisine.
Melisa Anti-Disorders and Threats:
Pregnancy and breast-feeding Little is known about the use of molasses during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Better to avoid using.
Babies and children. Melisa is safe if she is properly served.
Diabetes. Melisa can lower blood sugar in people with diabetes. Watch for low blood sugar symptoms (hypoglycaemia) and carefully control your blood sugar if you have diabetes and apply molasses.
Surgery: Melisa may cause too much drowsiness in combination with medicines used during and after surgery. Stop using the baloney at least two weeks before the surgery.
Thyroid disease: Don't use the molasses. There is concern that molasses can alter thyroid function, lower thyroid hormone levels and disrupt replacement therapy with thyroid hormones.
Oral melisa may cause certain side effects, including increased appetite, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, dizziness and wheezing.
Melisa applied to the skin may cause skin irritation and worsening of herpes symptoms.
Action – Trivia
Anxiety States
Melisa can be used to reduce anxiety, according to a small study published in 2014 at Nutrients. Scientists gave participants drinks or yogurt containing molasses (sweet natural or artificial sweeteners) or placebo. A beverage containing 0.3 grams of sweetened molasses was associated with lower anxiety and improved working memory, without worsening psychomotor efficiency.
Previous studies suggest that the compound in mellis (marytaric acid) may have an anti-anxiety effect, increasing the availability of GABA (chemical signal) in the brain.
Stress
Early studies show that taking a single dose of molasses increases calmness and alertness in adults during an exercise test. Other early studies show that adding molasses to food or drink reduces anxiety and improves memory and alertness during mental tests. In addition, melisa appears to reduce anxiety in children during dental examinations. Taking mellas along with a low-dose doctor's goat seems to reduce anxiety during exercise tests. However, using a higher dose combination seems to aggravate anxiety caused by stress.
Dementia
Some studies show that daily oral mellis intake for 4 months reduces agitation and improves symptoms of mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease. Also early research shows that the use of balm containing mellis oils on the face and hands of people with dementia reduces agitation. However, other early studies did not bring any benefits.
Insomnia
Melisa may have some effect on sleep in conjunction with a doctor’s goat. For example, a study published in Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice suggests that mellisa combined with valeriana can improve sleep quality during menopause. In a study of 100 women aged 50 to 60 with sleep disorders, they received a combination of valeriana/meles or placebo. Scientists have observed that the mellis supplement / valeriana seems to have a beneficial effect on the reduction of sleep disorders symptoms.
Herpes
It has been shown to have antiviral properties, mellis extract has antiviral activity against herpes virus in laboratory tests. For example, a study published in Phytotherapy Research showed that the mellis extract inhibited the penetration of the type 1 herpes virus (the herpes virus) into cells.
Melisa is usually applied locally in the form of oil, ointment, cream, ointment or lip balm in the case of herpes.
Palpitation
According to a study published in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology in 2015. Melisa may help to reduce the frequency of mild palpitations. In a study, a person with mild palpitations took an extract of melisy officinalis or placebo twice daily for 14 days.
At the end of the two-week period, melix extract was found to reduce the rate of heart palpitations episodes and the number of people with anxiety symptoms compared to placebo.
Alzheimer's disease
Preliminary studies suggest that molasses extract may inhibit cholinesterase (the same mechanism as medicines used in mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease) and also reduce beta-amyloid damage (proteins that form platelets).
Although clinical trials are missing, available studies include a study published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. Participants with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease took molasses or placebo daily for four months.
At the end of the treatment period, the mellis extract yielded better results in cognitive function. In addition, mixing was found to be less common in the mellis group.
Aromatherapy with ethereal mellis oil may not, however, be better than placebo in reducing agitation in Alzheimer’s disease, according to studies published in dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders. Participants conducted in three centres of geriatric psychiatry in England had probable or possible Alzheimer's disease and agitation.
After one month and three months there were no significant differences between aromatherapy, Donepezil (a medicine used to treat mild to moderate Alzheimer’s dementia) or placebo.
Melis Properties
- calms, soothes nerves,
- Antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antiviral,
- lower blood pressure,
- regulates liver function,
- stimulates secretion of digestive juices,
- strengthens and relaxes.
Melis infusion — application
Not only the infusion, but also the mellis leaf wine can have a positive effect on your body. Melisa can help when they occur:
- anxiety, agitation, nervous tension,
- cardiac arrhythmia
- Nervous system disorders
- insomnia
- digestive disorders ,
- headache
- Common
- The flu.
Melisa — antioxidant properties
Various studies have shown that Melissa officinalis L has high antioxidant activity due to its chemical compounds, including a large amount of flavonoids, rosemary acid, gallic acid, phenol content. Melisa is therefore used to treat diseases associated with oxidative stress. Oxidative stress is a state of disturbed balance between free radicals (oxidants, reactive oxygen forms – RFT) and antioxidants (antioxidants) in the body.
[Melissa officinalis L: A Review study with an anthioxidant prospective. Miraj S., Rafieian-Kopaei, Kiani S., 2017]. Thanks to its antioxidant properties, the molasses reduces causes of atherosclerosis, hypertension, myocardial infarction, cancer.
Melisa – use in cosmetics
Melisa is a mild herb, therefore it is added to many anti-allergic cosmetics. It eliminates redness and pain caused by mosquito bites. Melisa helps with rheumatic pains, so it can be added as an active substance to different ointments. Melis has been used for years to treat herpes as it accelerates the healing process. It has antibacterial and antiviral effects. Melis oil is used for aromatherapy and massage.
Melisa — active compounds
Melisa contains numerous essential oils, tannins, resins, organic acids, vitamin E and beta carotenes. Melis oil is formed from the leaves of the molasses. Melis leaves contain essential oil, the ingredients of which (e.g. citral and citronelal) lower the threshold of sensitivity of the nervous system, relax smooth muscles of the intestine (especially the colon), and also act antibacterially. Antibacterial properties also have tannins contained in the plant (tannin). This herb also contains phenol acids (e.g. coffee), having anti-inflammatory effects; mucus (covering the mucosa of the upper airways); flavonoids (acting antioxidantly), resins and vitamin C.
Melissa officinalis also contains: quercitrin and ramno-tritrin, glucosides, apigenin, kemferol, quercetin, luteolin, phenolic acids and tannins; rosemary acid and glycosides-bound coffee and chlorogenic acid; and triterpenes, ursolic and oleanol acids This plant has been used in many practical applications in medical sciences. Extract from M. officinalis inhibits protein synthesis and exhibits antiviral activity against HSV-1 Herpes simplex viruses [Development of New Antiherpetic Drugs Based on Plant Compounds Adil M. Allahverdiyev, Olga Nehir Oztel 2013].
Melis Properties