Lemon Balm and Improved Cognitive Function

• Natural Products in Alzheimer's Disease: A Systematic Review of Clinical Trials and Underlying Molecular Mechanisms.

  • 2025-10-31
  • Systematic Review · n = 3,582
  • International journal of molecular sciences 26(21)
  • • Maria T Bayo Jimenez
    • Lorenzo Rivas-García
    • Cristina Sánchez-González
    • Giuseppe Grosso
    • Vivian Lipari
    • Laura Vera-Ramírez
    • Maurizio Battino
    • Francesca Giampieri
    • José L Quiles
    • Tamara Y Forbes-Hernández

  • PubMed: 41226670
  • DOI: 10.3390/ijms262110631

  1 Insight on

  • Improved Cognitive Function

  • High evidence
  • Rigorous Journal
  • Elderly

  resveratrol showed mixed outcomes with some side effects

  Effect

  Neutral

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  No

• Unraveling the Effects of Melissa officinalis L. on Cognition and Sleep Quality: A Narrative Review.

  • 2025-10-30
  • Review
  • International journal of molecular sciences 26(21)
  • • Maria Vitória Barroso Oliveira
    • Júlia Aparecida Garguerra
    • Caroline Barbalho Lamas
    • Lucas Fornari Laurindo
    • Victória Dogani Rodrigues
    • Kátia Portero Sloan
    • Lance Alan Sloan
    • Eduardo Federighi Baisi Chagas
    • Elen Landgraf Guiguer
    • Claudia Rucco Penteado Detregiachi
    • Maria Angélica Miglino
    • Eliana de Souza Bastos Mazuqueli Pereira
    • Vítor Engrácia Valenti
    • Luís R Silva
    • Sandra Maria Barbalho

  • PubMed: 41226605
  • DOI: 10.3390/ijms262110566

  3 Insights on

  • Improved Cognitive Function

  • Moderate evidence
  • Rigorous Journal

  studies have shown that the plant improved cognitive performance and mood.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes