Bergamot Beebalm🐝 (Mondara fistulosa) 1 L Container

🐝**Bergamot / Bee Balm (Monarda didyma)** is a vibrant, aromatic herb traditionally used by Indigenous North American peoples and European herbalists for respiratory support, digestion, and mood uplift. Often called “bee balm” for attracting pollinators, it has been valued for its cleansing, warming, and soothing qualities.

**Primary actions** include carminative, mild antiseptic, expectorant, digestive stimulant, and nervine effects. Bergamot is commonly used for colds, coughs, respiratory congestion, digestive discomfort, mild anxiety, and to gently support circulation and immunity. Its aromatic leaves also make a refreshing herbal tea with calming, uplifting properties.

**Affinities** include the respiratory system, digestive tract, immune system, and nervous system, with a strong relationship to stagnation, tension, and seasonal weakness.

**Energetically**, bergamot is warming, uplifting, and clarifying. It clears congestion, stimulates circulation, and gently invigorates the mind and body while soothing tension.

**Contraindications:** Generally very safe. Avoid high doses of essential oil internally, and those with allergies to plants in the Lamiaceae family should exercise caution.

**Growth cycle:** Bergamot is a perennial that thrives in full sun to partial shade and moist, well-drained soils. It produces striking red, pink, or purple flowers from mid to late summer, which attract bees and pollinators. Leaves and flowers can be harvested during the flowering season for teas, tinctures, or topical preparations.