Botanical Index No. 629

Linden

tilia spp.

Medicinal Actions

Analgesic, Antibacterial, Antiedemic, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Antistress, Antitussive, Anxiolytic, Astringent, Candidicide, Cardiotoxic, Choleretic, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Expectorant, Fungicide, Hypotensive, Immunostimulant, Intoxicant, Narcotic, Sedative, Spasmogenic, Stomachic, Tonic, Toxic

Primary Conditions Treated

Demulcent Emollient Hemostat Nervine Tranquilizer Vasodilator Anxiety Atherosclerosis Arthrosis Bacteria Bleeding Bronchosis Burn Cancer colon foot intestine stomach Candida Catarrh Cellulitis Chill Cholecystosis Cold Convulsion Cough Cramp Diarrhea Dyskinesia Dysmenorrhea Dyspepsia Earache Enterosis Enuresis Epilepsy Escherichia Fever Flu Fungus Gallstone Gastrosis Gout Granuloma Headache Heart Hepatosis High Blood Pressure Hypochondria Hysteria Immunodepression Incontinence Infection Insomnia Ischiosis Itch Leukorrhea Migraine Mycosis Nausea Nephrosis Nervousness Neuralgia Ophthalmia Pain Palpitation PMS Prolapse Respirosis Rheumatism Salmonella Sciatica Sore Sore Throat Spasm Staphylococcus Stomachache Stomatosis Swelling Uterosis Vibrio Vomiting Water Retention Wound Yeast

General Dosage

1–2 tsp flowers, or in tea, 1–2 ×/day; 2–4 ml liquid flower extract; 2–4 ml liquid flower extract; 1–2 ml flower tincture.

Safety & Contraindications

Class 1. None reported. “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”. Excessive use may result in cardiac toxicity. In view of the lack of toxicological data, excessive use, especially during lactation and pregnancy, should be avoided. Cardiac patients might avoid. Ethanolic bark extracts septistatic; Candida MIC 70 mg/ml, Escherichia MIC 150 mg/ml, Staphylococcus MIC 150 mg/ml.

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