Lemon balm tea will add zing to life

As exam time looms, Fiann Ó Nualláin highlights a plant said to lift the mood and ease stress.

I have long been enamoured with lemon balm (Melissa officinalis). I think it a pretty plant, I love its aromatic contribution to the garden but I relish its healing potential. Of course, any plant with officinalis in the title was once upon a time — before foil packet medicines — an official herb of health.