Tilia, Linden
Lime flower, Tile tree
Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491
New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563
Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578
Botanical name:
Tilia europa
also T. vulgaris, T. cordata (Winter Linden), T. platyphylla (Summer Linden), T. intermedia and T. americana.
Male and Female types were listed in older herbals, but only the female has seeds and flowers.
Parts used:
Dried flowers with bracts, Leaf; rarely the bark or berries
Temperature & Taste:
Neutral, dry. Sweet, Pungent.
Classifications:
Uses:
1. Clears Wind and Heat, Moves the Qi, Stops Spasms:
-Epilepsy, Vertigo, Headaches
2. Clears Wind and Heat, Promotes Sweat:
-Colds, Influenza
3. Clears Heat and Damp, Promotes Urine:
-Cystitis
4. Externally:
-The leaves or flower are used in poultices for hot Swellings and Abscesses
Dose:
FLOWER in INFUSION: 2–4 grams;
Main Combinations:
1. Cold, Influenza from Wind-Heat:
i. Linden flower, … available in PRO version
ii. Linden flower … available in PRO version
2. Measles, Linden flower with Elder flower and … available in PRO version
3. Scarlet Fever and other eruptive Fevers, Linden flower, … available in PRO version
4. Hypertension:
i. Linden flower, … available in PRO version
ii. Linden flower, … available in PRO version
iii. Linden flower, … available in PRO version
iv. Linden flower, … available in PRO version
5. Epilepsy, Linden flower, … available in PRO version
6. Apoplexy, Paralysis of the Tongue: flowers of Linden, … available in PRO version
Cautions:
1. Avoid full doses during pregnancy
Main Preparations used:
Spirit, Distilled Water, Charcoal of the Wood
