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Lime Tree
Common Name | Lime Tree |
Genus / Species | Tilia europaea/cordata |
Part Used | Flower |
Energetics | Slightly pungent, sweet, astringent |
Meridians | Lung, liver |
Active Constituents | Flavonoids including quercetin and kaempferol Caffeic and other acids Mucilage (3%) Tannins Volatile oil (0.02-0.1%) Saponins Manganese Vitamin C |
Medicinal Uses | Sedative Antispasmodic Diaphoretic Astringent Relieves tension and sinus headaches Nervous palpitations |