BEE BALM (Monarda didyma L.)

BEE BALM (Monarda didyma L.)

Activities (Bee Balm) — Abortifacient (f; DEM); Antipyretic (f; PHR); Antispasmodic (f; PHR);
Carminative (f; FAD); Diaphoretic (f; FAD); Digestive (f; PHR); Diuretic (f; DEM; PHR); Vermifuge
(f; FAD).
Indications (Bee Balm) — Cardiopathy (f; FAD); Cold (f; FAD); Colic (f; DEM; FAD); Cramp
(f; PHR); Dysmenorrhea (f; PHR); Dyspepsia (f; PHR); Fever (f; FAD; PHR); Gas (f; DEM; FAD;
PHR); Headache (f; DEM; FAD); Hysteria (f; DEM); Insomnia (f; DEM; FAD); Measles (f; FAD);
Nosebleed (f; DEM; FAD); Stomachache (f; DEM; FAD); Water Retention (f; DEM; PHR); Worm
(f; FAD).
Dosages (Bee Balm) — 2–6 g in tea (JAD).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Bee Balm) — None reported (PHR). Class
2b; emmenagogue/uterotonic (AHP). AHP assigns this caveat indiscriminately to M. clinipodia,
M. didyma, M. fistulosa, M. pectinata, and M. punctata. The PHR notes antipyretic, antispasmodic,
carminative, digestive, and diuretic effects, and use for dyspepsia, dysmenorrhea, and
flatulence (PHR).

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