Melissa also called lemon balm, this herbaceous comes from the lands bathed by the Mediterranean and can reach a meter in height. It is a robust and perennial vegetable, which blooms during the summer and can be easily identified due to its lemon smell (something that has caused other names by which it is usually known to be lemongrass or lemon leaf ). 
 Lemon balm can be used in multiple ways . It can be ingested, dried leaves or even infused with it, something generally linked to a rather medicinal use, although it is also used to make oils associated with cosmetic uses, to perfume or aromatize or to create anti-mosquito or toothpaste products. Lemon balm possesses a series of properties beneficial for health and for the treatment of certain discomforts, which come from its chemical composition (it is rich in eugenol, caryophyllene or germacrene in addition to citral or citronella. Some of its best known properties and uses are indicate below