> Supplement Index > Linden / Tilia cordata or platypus / Lime tree / Basswood > Linden General Information Linden Uses & Scientific Evidence For Linden Dosage Information Linden Safety & Interaction Information Buy Linden Supplements and Products - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Linden General Information During the Middle Ages, people carved images of the Virgin Mary and figures of the saints from Linden wood. The Germans claimed the tree was sacred and could bring fertility and prosperity to couples in love. As a folk medicine, the flowers have been used to soothe nerves and treat health problems associated with anxiety, hysteria, indigestion brought on by anxiety, irregular heartbeat, and vomiting. The flower also has flavonoids, which act as antioxidants, volatile oil, and mucilage components, which soothes and reduces inflammation. The whole plant has astringent qualities. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Linden Uses & Scientific Evidence For Today, both the Tilia cordata and Tilia platypus varieties are used in cough and cold remedies. The active ingredients in Linden help promote sweating as well. They work well for soothing nervous tension, panic, stress, headaches and migraines, and high blood pressure. Both Linden flowers thin the blood and improve circulation, and have a reputation as a prophylactic against the development of arteriosclerosis and hypertension. In France, Linden flowers are used in lotions to soothe itchy skin, and the sapwood of the Tilia cordata is used as a diuretic, choleretic, hypotensive and antispasmodic. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Linden Dosage Information Linden comes in various forms and is an ingredient in many products. The standard dose of Linden for adults in taking an infusion is 1 to 2 teaspoons of flowers in 8oz. of water. Drink 3 cups per day. In using a fluid extract with a 1:1 in 25% ethanol ratio, take 3 to 4ml per day in 3 doses. For a tincture with a 1:5 in 30% ethanol ratio, take 4 to 10ml per day taken in 3 doses. For other formulations and products, read and follow product label directions. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Linden Safety & Interaction Information Linden is generally regarded safe when taken in the recommended dosage; however, there have been rare reports of hives or other allergic skin reactions from touching the lime tree. Safety in young children, pregnant or nursing women, or those with severe liver or kidney disease is not known. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - Buy Linden Supplements and Products Below

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