🧑‍🌾 Gardening 🧑‍🌾 Lemon balm???

[50shadesofDave]

Hi folks, i was informed about the stress relieving effects of lemon balm some months ago, i bought some seeds and now have an indoor plant around 15" tall, probably ready to go into a bigger pot or outside.

My question about the plant is, would it be ok to snip a few leaves off and put them in a 2 litre bottle of water to take to my physically demanding job? or is it too sedating?
I move around alot in a commercial laundry so i've been taking on lots of water daily as it's very warm, i make sure the machines are serviced and working properly so i'm sort of behind the scenes most of the time and don't get too much interaction with other workers, i can have my ear buds in most of the day.

If so, how many leaves do i need or is it based on weight? And is the plant too infant yet?

I've no idea so thought i'd ask a quick question, i plan on watching some youtube vids later about it but would welcome any advice or information.

Thank you kind people.

 

[paltatomate]

My question about the plant is, would it be ok to snip a few leaves off and put them in a 2 litre bottle of water to take to my physically demanding job? or is it too sedating?

I personally don't get any effects even if I drink 1-2 liters of it for a week straight, for the taste.

It's nothing that will really sedate you. Unless of course your body reacts to it differently than most bodies.
My ex drank lots of it when he tapered benzos. But he also drank a lot of other herbal teas. And smoked weed.
My mom says it doesn't affect her at all. Her boyfriend on the other hand says it helps him when he can't sleep.

So I guess it's just go ahead and try.

 

[50shadesofDave]

Thanks for your reply, i guess like many substances it's down to the individual, i get no effect from kratom and i tried many vendors and strains back in 2018 ish.

I'll give it a go, i just wondered if my plant was still too immature.

Thanks.

 

[Gaz_hmmmm]

Thanks for your reply, i guess like many substances it's down to the individual, i get no effect from kratom and i tried many vendors and strains back in 2018 ish.

I'll give it a go, i just wondered if my plant was still too immature.

Thanks.

Lemon balm is seem as one of those things that is extremely weak, like valerian root and other stuff that is bordering on not much better than placebo.

Regarding kratom, how much did you try taking? Around 16 grans is the max dose (It seems to have a ceiling dose when it's just regular plant material and not an extract or the two opioids within it.) in one go, obviously you can dose that much two or 3 times a day depending on if you're in withdrawal.
Also what was your opioid tolerance roughly?

 

[50shadesofDave]

I bought every strain possible from the netherlands, i'm uk, i tried Capsules, tea, and mixing it with grapefruit juice, i got nadda every time i tried and i had many a go.
My tolerance won't have been that high, i was prescribed 30/500 co codamol at the time and was looking for a better alternative for pain.
I can't remember the max dose i tried but it would have been high, i was reading a thread that stated there are some people who are non responders...believe me i would have loved it to have worked.