Lime Blossom Plant

Lime Blossom Plant

Lime Blossom also known as Tilia X Europea, or Linden Blossom found according to Culpeper in parks and gentlemen's garden's, the tall, upstanding line tree with its warm, honey-scented blossom is a real favorite. Lime blossom honey is prized and the infusion tilleul is popular in France, Grigson warned you should pick your own flowers those harvested and dried commercially taste of newspaper.

The pale, soft wood of line trees is used for delicate carving and produces artists charcoal. The fibers are used in basketry and rope making.

Lime is no less useful medicinally, being relaxing and cleansing. It makes a helpful tea for fevers and flu, especially if combined with yarrow and peppermint. It encourages sweating and thus helps the body trough fevers. It is also used to reduce hardening of the arteries and high blood pressure. It can relieve vascular headaches, including migraine.

Lime blossom combines, including well with lemon balm to ease nervous tension.

Application:

use the flowers including the pare, yellowish bracts.

1 teaspoon dried /2 teaspoon fresh to a cup of boiling water 3 times a day.