LINDEN

Tilia Europea: Tiliaceae

PLANET: Jupiter

ELEMENT: Air

TASTE: pungent, sweet, astringent	VIPAKA: pungent
WARMTH: warm with secondary cooling	DOSHAS: V+P-K-

MERIDIANS: lung, liver

ACTIONS: diaphoretic, expectorant, antispasmodic, nervine relaxant, astringent, diuretic, haemostatic, hypotensive, alterative.

INDICATIONS: fever, restlessness, anxiety, migraine, palpitations, convulsions, high cholesterol, hypertension, atherosclerosis, diarrhea, bleeding from mouth or nose, biliary or urinary stones
-safe for children

PRECAUTIONS: one author suggests that prolonged use of large amounts might cause heart damage, especially if the flowers are old

CONSTITUENTS: volatile oil up to about 0.1% containing farnesol; tannins; linarin; a glycoside called TILIACINE; phytosterols; quercitin and other bioflavonoids; resinic acids; phenolic acids such as chlorogenic and caffeic; mucilage

PREPARATION AND USE:
-standard infusion, taken warm, 1 cup three times daily
-tincture 10-20 drops, three times daily
-use infusion as a wash for burns, boils, etc

USE IN MAGIC: Protection, Immortality, Luck, Love, Sleep
- grown in a garden or boughs hung over door for protection
- leaves and flowers used in love spells
- bark is carried to prevent intoxication
- spells for immortality
- good luck charms may be carved from the wood
- mixed in equal parts with lavender for sleep and dream pillows

USE IN PERSONAL GROWTH:
-useful for getting in touch with one's purpose
-teaches us to trust that we will know what we need when we need to know it

"I trust that I am all I need to be."