balm tea

noun

A tisane or herbal tea made from balm, especially from herbs of the genus Melissa.

Meanings

nounbalm tea (plural balm teas)

plural balm teas

  1. A tisane or herbal tea made from balm, especially from herbs of the genus Melissa.

    Balm tea is particularly effective when stress has affected the stomach and the digestive organs.

    1993, Barbara Theiss, Peter Theiss, The Family Herbal, page 111
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    Balm tea and water-gruel (favourite modern medical slops) would soon destroy a constitution made up of turtle and port […].

    1780, Philip Thicknesse, The Valetudinarian's Bath Guide
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