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Can dogs eat Lemon balm?

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Overview

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Can dogs eat lemon balm? Yes, lemon balm acts as a mood enhancer for dogs. Thus, it is used to remedy depression and stress in canines. However, lemon balm should not be given excessively. Consuming too much of this herb may cause nausea, skin irritation, and even hypothyroidism.

Benefits

health-benefits
  • Lemon balm has calming and relaxing effects and is used to treat canine health issues like anxiety, depression, and stress.
  • Lemon balm can help ease digestive issues such as flatulence.
  • Lemon balm has sedative properties and can be used to treat sleep disorders in senior dogs.
  • The young leaves of lemon balm have antibacterial and antiviral properties which help prevent infections.

Risks

health-risks
  • In high concentrations, lemon balm can trigger allergies and cause skin irritation, vomiting, abdominal pain, and nausea in dogs.
  • Consuming large amounts of lemon balm may cause hypothyroidism in dogs.
  • There are no direct studies that have been done on the suitability of giving lemon balm to dogs for the long term.
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Servings

serving-suggestions
  • Chop up 1 to 2 teaspoons of fresh lemon balm leaves depending on your dog's size, and add this to food.
  • Brew lemon balm tea using the leaves. Add the tea to your dog's meal or his water bowl.
  • Because of lemon balm's muscle-relaxing properties, lemon balm tea can also be used as a hot compress to treat joint issues such as arthritis in dogs.
  • Break up the leaves in your hand, rub it on your dog, or bottle up some strong lemon balm tea to use as a natural repellent spray for fleas, ticks, and flies.

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