Witnessed by: Western
Linden (Tilia cordata), of the Malvaceae family. Tall deciduous tree with heart-shaped leaves and drooping clusters of pale-yellow fragrant flowers each backed by a papery bract; native range: woods and hedgerows across Europe. Globally recognized as small-leaved lime · lime flower · linden blossom in English. The part used is flowers with bract. Sweetly honey-scented, faintly mucilaginous and mildly aromatic on the tongue.
In this cross-tradition database, we analyze how this substance operates across world medicine systems — tracking its traditional tastes, temperatures, tissue affinities, post-digestive effects, and planetary correspondences across Ayurveda, Unani, and Western herbalism.
LINDEN
IDENTITY
Name
- Common
- linden
- Scientific name
- Tilia cordata Mill.
- Family
- Malvaceae
Form
- Part used
- flowers with bract
PROPERTIES
Nature
Taste
how the plant declares itself on the tongue
- Western
- sweet · mucilaginous · aromatic
Temperature
- Western
- cool, moist
Affinity
where in the body it travels
Organs / channels
- Western
- nervous system · circulation · heart · lungs
PRACTICE
Virtue
Actions
- Western
- diaphoretic, nervine, mild sedative, hypotensive, demulcent, mild diuretic
Cautions
- Contraindications
- none significant at customary doses
- Toxicity
- very low; a gentle herb suitable for children and the elderly
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