#lemon balm

• Lemon balm — A regional or popular name used in certain ethnographic areas for the lemon (the fruit of the Citrus limon tree) or for the aromatic plant known as lemon balm (Melissa officinalis), characterized by a strong and pleasant scent similar to that of citrus fruits. In old folk medical texts, the extract obtained from this plant was used as a natural remedy against anxiety states and digestive disorders.
• Sweet mock-orange — A regional or popular phonetic variant for lămâiță; a term used in certain dialects to denote the ornamental shrub called sweet mock-orange (Philadelphus coronarius), whose white flowers have an intense scent reminiscent of citrus fruits, or the aromatic medicinal plant known as lemon balm (Melissa officinalis). In Transylvanian villages, its dried leaves and flowers were used both for scenting bed linens and as a phytotherapeutic remedy against migraines.
• Lemon balm — Obsolete spelling variant (using internal 'î' according to pre-1993 orthographic rules) for the regional term 'alămâie'; a popular name used in certain dialects for lemon or for the aromatic medicinal plant lemon balm (Melissa officinalis). Its leaves emit a refreshing citrus scent and are valued in traditional phytotherapy for their sedative and antispasmodic properties.
• Sweet mock-orange — Obsolete spelling variant (using internal 'î' according to pre-1993 orthographic rules) for 'alămâiță'; a popular name used to denote the ornamental shrub called sweet mock-orange (Philadelphus coronarius), whose white flowers have an intense scent reminiscent of citrus fruits, or the aromatic medicinal plant known as lemon balm (Melissa officinalis). Its dried leaves and flowers were used in traditional households for scenting linens and as a phytotherapeutic remedy against migraines.