Tilia, Linden

Lime flower, Tile tree, Tilia
Picture Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491

Picture New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563

 Picture Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578
Picture Atlas der officinellen pflanzen, Felix, 1899

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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:


4a. CEPHALIC

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:
-hCystitis

4. Externally:
i. The leaves or flower are used in poultices for hot Swellings and Abscesses


Dose:


FLOWER in INFUSION: 2–4 grams;
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Main Combinations:


1. Cold, Influenza from Wind-Heat:
i. Linden flower,

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ii. Linden flower

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2. Measles, Linden flower with Elder flower and

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3. Scarlet Fever and other eruptive Fevers, Linden flower,

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4. Hypertension:
i. Linden flower,

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ii. Linden flower,

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iii. Linden flower,

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iv. Linden flower,

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5. Epilepsy, Linden flower,

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6. Apoplexy, Paralysis of the Tongue: flowers of Linden,

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Cautions:


1. Avoid full doses during pregnancy

Main Preparations used:


Spirit, Distilled Water, Charcoal of the Wood