Steinmetz:Tilia

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Tilia parvifolia

Also known as (or relevant to) Tilia parvifolia Tilia cordata Tilia ulmifolia Tilia grandifolia Tilia platyphyllos Tilia argentea (and other species) Family Tiliaceae English Names Linden tree Lime Natural Habitat Europe (including Great Britain) especially Russia Balkan Northern Italy Part(s) Used Flores Tiliae cum bracteis Lignum Tiliae

Constituent(s) flower: tiliacin tiliaretin farnesol volatile oil magnesium salts tannin sugar gum mucilage fat hesperidine anthoxanthine ceratine malic acid tartaric acid acetic acid pectin Action flower: sudorific anodyne soporific nervine demulcent soothing antispasmodic stimulant tonic diuretic expectorant much used in colds etc. ; wood: it is employed in making Carbo ligni Tiliae which is used for the same purposes as other kinds of Carbo vegetabilis