So I have some lemon balm and peppermint in my garden and we use it to make tea.

I really like the smell and aroma of lemon balm and if I look online, it mentions for example that lemon balm is used for relieving anxiety, stress and can improve cognitive function.

But how is this tested, how can people even tell?
Does it really have this effect? And what would happen if you drink a lot of it?

  • SolarBoy@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Honestly, I don’t find I notice much with modern medicine either, which is why I typically don’t really use medication (or herbs for that matter)

    Even things like coffee, which supposedly have quite a noticeable and consistent effect for people, don’t really work the same way for me. If I drink coffee, I either notice nothing, or I get very sleepy. So then I kinda started to doubt if things have the effect that people say it has, and how to check better what effect it has on me specifically.

    Once, a doctor also prescribed me these pills with passionflower extract to relax. And I found it so weird that one would have to pay quite a lot for pills that just contain some plant that can grow indefinitely in your garden. Either way it didn’t matter because I didn’t feel any effect, medication or herb.