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Lemon Balm — Underrated? (en.wikipedia.org)
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For the unfamiliar, lemon balm is a common herb in the mint family. Grows like a weed, smells and tastes great, drought and freeze resistant, attracts pollinators when flowering, doesn't mind being indoors.

I've started to really like it added fresh to herbal tea — it's mildly yet discernibly psychotropic, with a subtle calming effect. If anyone's managed to pull it off well in pesto or salads, I'd love to hear your recipes.

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[–] Pipster@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 1 month ago

We had some growing near my front gate in my childhood home and I would frequently rub a leaf and smell it on my way out of the house in the morning. When my mother moved I tried to take a cutting but it ended up dying. Its such a nostalgic and amazing smell to me but never tried it as a tea before.