Calm
Lemon Balm Ease
A citrus-leaf cup for a tight afternoon.
Melissa smells like lemon candy and garden leaves at once. It is the tea to make when your shoulders are up around your ears and coffee would only make it worse.
- Steep
- 6 min
- Water
- 90°C / 195°F
- Caffeine
- None
Taste · Lemon zest, green, soft
Ingredients
1 cup
- Organic lemon balm2 tsp
- Organic chamomile · optional, for evening½ tsp
Method
- 1
Cover the cup — lemon balm’s perfume is volatile.
- 2
Steep 5–7 minutes. Do not boil the leaf hard or it goes grassy.
- 3
A thin strip of lemon peel is enough garnish.
Why this cup
- Gentle nervine tradition without drowsiness for most people
- Bright enough for daytime
- Lovely iced in summer
Go gently
- May increase the effect of thyroid or sedative medicines — ask if unsure.
- Fresh leaf is milder than dried; adjust the amount.
Steep timer
6:00
