| Common Names | Littleleaf Linden, Small-Leaved Lime, Small-Leaved Linden |
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| Locations | Epirus |
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| Contraindications | Skin contact with the plant may cause hives (urticaria). The oral administration may cause allergic reaction and rhinoconjunctivitis. |
| Active Substance | The flowers contain essential oil (farnesol), glycosides, quersitrosides, tannins, mucus, while the bark contains polyphenols and coumarins. |
| Active Substance Plant Part | leaves Leaves |
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| Features Description | Tilia cordata is a deciduous tree growing from 15 to 40m, with heart-shaped, wavy leaves and yellow flowers in inflorescences. The flowering and the harvesting of flowers take place from June to July, while the harvesting of the bark takes place in winter. |
| Method Administration | The plant is administered as antitussive, antipyretic and soothing in the form of infusion and herbal tea (2-4g of dried flowers in 1L of boiled water, 2-3 times a day) |
| Pharmacological Info | The flowers' infusion is used as diaphoretic, spasmolytic and antitussive. The herbal tea made from the bark is used as cholagogue and antirheumatic, while that made from the flowers is used for the treatment of cough, fever, runny nose, neuralgia and stress. The whole plant has soothing, emollient, diuretic and antipyretic properties, and it is recommended against atherosclerosis and hypertension as it relaxes blood vessels and reduces blood pressure. Finally, it is administered against the abdominal pain. |
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| References | Βιβλίο: Οδηγός των φαρμακευτικών φυτών, Paul Schauenberg, Ferdinand Paris, Εκδότης Μ. Γκιούρδας, Αθήνα 1981, σελίδα 318-319 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3178942/ Sabiha Sumbul, Mohd. Aftab Ahmad, Asif Mohd., and Akhtar Mohd. Role of phenolic compounds in peptic ulcer: An overview. J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2011, Vol. 3, 3, pp. 361–367. http://www.drugs.com/npp/linden.html http://practicalplants.org/wiki/Tilia_tomentosa http://www.naturalmedicinalherbs.net/herbs/t/tilia-tomentosa=silver-lime.php |
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