单词 | melissa |
释义 | melissa Med.|mɪˈlɪsə| [mod.L. generic name (Tournefort), a. Gr. µέλισσα bee.] The herb balm (Melissa officinalis). melissa oil, a volatile oil obtained from this plant. melissa water, a distillation in water of the leaves of the plant, balm-water.
a1593J. Hester tr. Paracelsus' 114 Exper. (1596) 4 A girle..whom I cured with the Oyle of Camomell, in the water of Melissa and Valerian. 1881tr. Trousseau & Pidoux' Treat. Therap. III. 198 Melissa is proclaimed as one of the best exhilarants. 1887Brunton's Text-bk. Pharmacol. etc. (ed. 3) 1007 U.S.P. Melissa..Balm—The leaves and tops of Melissa officinalis..used in the form of warm infusion or tea as a diaphoretic in slight febrile conditions. |

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