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balm tea en · NOUN

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Meanings

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