Gemmotherapy Tilia tomentosa (Linden tree)
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Latest Edit: Iva Lloyd, ND 2014-02-22 (EDT)
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Tilia tomentosa or the Linden tree, belongs to the family of Tiliaceae, which includes over 300 species of trees. It is a large tree that can grow up to thirty to thirty-five meters high from temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The young bark is smooth and turns darker with age. The leaves are heart-shaped and disposed alternately on the same plane. It has yellowish or whitish flowers that grow clustered in the axil of leaves, with a sweet fragrance.[1]
Key notes
- Drains and sedates the nervous system[2]
- Calming
- Sedative
- Antispasmodic
- Anxiolytic
- Anti-inflammatory
Therapeutic actions
- Ideal pediatric remedy
- Drainage, sedative, balancing action on the nervous system
- Calming effect for the nervous system
- Anxiolytic, sleep inducer, antispasmodic
- Detoxifies the nervous system, general detoxifier
- Regulator of neurohormonal metabolism in obesity
Clinical indications
- Nervous: Insomnia, neuralgia, migraine, headaches, stress, overwork, neurosis
- Cardiovascular: Hypertension, cardiac palpitations
- Digestive: Digestive disorders related to stress, especially IBS, anti-inflammatory
- Endocrine: Hyperthyroidism
- Musculoskeletal: muscle tension and fibromyalgia
- Skin: psoriasis, other skin disorders linked to NS
- Antispasmodic in cardiac palpitations
- General detoxifier: Gout, helps with weight loss
