Linden has been serving as a home doctor for many decades. Recipes for cooking have been around for a long time, but the specific beneficial properties of linden tea became known only after research into the chemical composition of flowers and tree bark.
All parts of the tree are used in traditional medicine, but flowers are considered the most healing. The most common use of the plant is tea.
For medicinal tea, you can use fresh and dried flowers. You need to collect them during the beginning of the flowering of the tree. The beneficial properties of linden tea are due to the high content of rare valuable substances. Linden flowers in their composition have essential oils, a lot of flavonoids, tannins and natural sugar. In addition, the plant gives the body pure glycosides, which have a pronounced diaphoretic property. It allows the body to get rid of excess toxins, which significantly improves immunity. But this action does not dehydrate the body, since medicinal flowers have a high content of vitamins A and C. In addition, linden contains many micro- andmacronutrients.
Useful properties of linden tea
- Due to the content of quartzetin and tiliacin, linden flowers have analgesic, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and anticonvulsant effects. The beneficial properties of linden tea can cure even severe sore throats.
- Linden tea can be made to improve the digestion process. The decoction increases the secretion of gastric juice, improves the permeability of bile into the duodenum.
- Also, the plant has a slight sedative effect. Thanks to this, you can use tea for a calming purpose. Also, this drink can reduce blood viscosity.
- Linden tea is actively used for weight loss. The beneficial properties of the drink are provided by a variety of active trace elements that cleanse the body and saturate it with useful substances.
- Tea has a positive effect on the skin and hair.
Linden is also used in cooking. With the addition of this plant, many delicious dishes are cooked.
For all its beneficial properties, tea does not have the usual taste and smell of herbs. Linden decoction has a pleasant aroma and taste. They can easily give a child a drink, thereby strengthening
young body in a natural way. Also, tea can be consumed by pregnant girls.
There are several possible contraindications
Linden tea can be used for the treatment of ailments and their prevention. The benefits and harms of this drink are well known to most.specialists. The diaphoretic and diuretic properties of the plant can speed up the cardiovascular system. Therefore, tea should be drunk periodically, simple tea drinking should not be replaced by a decoction of lime flowers. The main thing to remember is that in everything you need to know the measure. Linden tea is recommended to be used with honey from the flowers of the plant. Such a complex will help strengthen immunity and cure many diseases.
