Exploring the many gifts offered by Lemon Balm the in the context of Food Forest Design. This is Installment #11 of the Stacking Functions in the Garden, Food Forest and Medicine Cabinet series.
Yes one man's cherished (and coddled) exotic medicine or food plant is another man's "invasive".
My friend tells me in Almaty wild apple trees grow uninvited in the cracks of people's sidewalks and on the borders of their backyards like dandelions do here (and they treat them with a similar distain!). Ironic that a species which many of us cherish here (and which is in fact endangered) should be treated like an "invasive weed" by some.
Of course lemon balm is not endangered and I think it can be quite opportunistic given good growing conditions. Planning accordingly is indeed wise.
Well my friend, it obviously helps people that have what they perceive to be viral infections (epidermal and internal) to shorten the duration of painful symptoms so whether you want to call the cause of those peoples pain/symptoms a virus or “a weak terrain”, “cellular toxicity” or “evil spirits” if lemon balm is effective at remedying the symptoms for some people, then that is the important factor for me. Thus, while I do agree that conventional virology theory (based in Louis Pasteur‘s fraudulent “Germ Theory” shenanigans) is a system of thought that needs a radical overhual, in the case of articles like this I sometimes use conventional terminology as to communicate the benefits of medicine plants/fungi to a demographic that needs that knowledge most desperately (the big pharma dependant, the industrial medical system blinded and the “trust the expert” conditioned masses).
If lemon balm (and many other species I write about such as white pine, elderberry, echinacea, anise hyssop etc) serve to ameliorate the symptoms of conditions that people have been conditioned to perceive as viral in origin (and they would likely not even try them instead of pharmaceutical products unless those plant medicines were labelled with familiar designations like “anti-viral” with supporting research) would I really be helping them if instead of using their mainstream language to describe the benefits of plants I lectured them about how delusional they are for believing that viruses even exist?
Whether the plant is supporting their body in a way that is unrelated to organisms (and/or inert packages of genetic information) that have taken on a pathogenic role in their body or not, if it works it works, and perhaps that directly perceived efficacy will get them asking questions and lead to them opening their minds about the inadequacies of Germ Theory etc in the long run?
Also, on a somewhat separate side note, if it is not due to an infectious/contagious genetic particle/organism, what are your own personal thoughts on the cause of the condition that most people describe as herpes?
Louis Pasteur, the French patron saint of science was a fraud.
We make ourselves sick. Fear, anxiety, anger, all negative emotion all deleterious to your health, and yes, if you can convince yourself you are in danger of contagion, you can make yourself sick.
Nice synchronicity. But ya it is so easy to grow, so save yourself the money and just plant some seeds for next year.
Tea bags are handy for bug bites, cold sores or minor scraps etc though as you can dampen on and the use it as a medicinal topical dauber for location specific applications. So I grow my own and also have tea bags (and homemade tincture) on hand for more specific applications.
Wow! What a comprehensive collection on lemon balm! I never fail to learn something new here. Immense gratitude for sharing your knowledge and work.
xo xo
Gavin this is excellent, so thorough, as usual! I will be cross-posting on my blog, thank you!
So glad you find the material useful and worthy of re-sharing. Thanks for swinging by my friend.
Nice plant but I suggest use caution when planting, it can take over an herb garden quickly. I had to eradicate it from my garden in NM Zone 7.
Sounds great in a forest garden as you describe!
Yes one man's cherished (and coddled) exotic medicine or food plant is another man's "invasive".
My friend tells me in Almaty wild apple trees grow uninvited in the cracks of people's sidewalks and on the borders of their backyards like dandelions do here (and they treat them with a similar distain!). Ironic that a species which many of us cherish here (and which is in fact endangered) should be treated like an "invasive weed" by some.
Of course lemon balm is not endangered and I think it can be quite opportunistic given good growing conditions. Planning accordingly is indeed wise.
Thanks for the comment.
Love Lemon Balm! 🌿 💚
Me too! I have used it in a fun pesto recipe before and I love to enjoy the tea in the evening. Thanks for the comment my friend :)
I have some shady bogs, you think lemon balm would be happy bordering one of those?
How many hours of sun are we talking?
At our latitude lemon balm does well in full sun but can tolerate 2-4 hours of sun and produce well also.
I'll find a spot.
"Anti-viral properties" LOL! Gavin. I can't let it go, viruses do not exist.
Well my friend, it obviously helps people that have what they perceive to be viral infections (epidermal and internal) to shorten the duration of painful symptoms so whether you want to call the cause of those peoples pain/symptoms a virus or “a weak terrain”, “cellular toxicity” or “evil spirits” if lemon balm is effective at remedying the symptoms for some people, then that is the important factor for me. Thus, while I do agree that conventional virology theory (based in Louis Pasteur‘s fraudulent “Germ Theory” shenanigans) is a system of thought that needs a radical overhual, in the case of articles like this I sometimes use conventional terminology as to communicate the benefits of medicine plants/fungi to a demographic that needs that knowledge most desperately (the big pharma dependant, the industrial medical system blinded and the “trust the expert” conditioned masses).
If lemon balm (and many other species I write about such as white pine, elderberry, echinacea, anise hyssop etc) serve to ameliorate the symptoms of conditions that people have been conditioned to perceive as viral in origin (and they would likely not even try them instead of pharmaceutical products unless those plant medicines were labelled with familiar designations like “anti-viral” with supporting research) would I really be helping them if instead of using their mainstream language to describe the benefits of plants I lectured them about how delusional they are for believing that viruses even exist?
Whether the plant is supporting their body in a way that is unrelated to organisms (and/or inert packages of genetic information) that have taken on a pathogenic role in their body or not, if it works it works, and perhaps that directly perceived efficacy will get them asking questions and lead to them opening their minds about the inadequacies of Germ Theory etc in the long run?
Also, on a somewhat separate side note, if it is not due to an infectious/contagious genetic particle/organism, what are your own personal thoughts on the cause of the condition that most people describe as herpes?
Thanks for the comments my friend.
Louis Pasteur, the French patron saint of science was a fraud.
We make ourselves sick. Fear, anxiety, anger, all negative emotion all deleterious to your health, and yes, if you can convince yourself you are in danger of contagion, you can make yourself sick.
Samantha Bailey did a video on Herpes, which I can't watch right now because I have so much to do, and you might not be able to watch it either (subscription necessary? dunno) https://drsambailey.com/resources/videos/germ-theory/what-we-werent-taught-about-herpes/ It might be posted by someone on BitChute.
ROFL! Guess what arrived today Gavin, a box with four different brands of Lemon Balm. It seems I am already convinced of its efficacy!
Also started taking Diatomaceous Earth. And that is the first time I spelled it right without looking it up first. Good stuff. Detox and much more.
Nice synchronicity. But ya it is so easy to grow, so save yourself the money and just plant some seeds for next year.
Tea bags are handy for bug bites, cold sores or minor scraps etc though as you can dampen on and the use it as a medicinal topical dauber for location specific applications. So I grow my own and also have tea bags (and homemade tincture) on hand for more specific applications.