Tilia platyphyllos Large leaved lime (Tiliaceae) Deciduous tree

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Tilia platyphyllos
Large leaved lime
Deciduous tree
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The Tilia platyphyllos plant species is found in Britain. It is a member of the Tiliaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Large leaved lime. Some home gardeners know the variety as T. grandifolia. T. officinarum. pro parte.

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Latin Name:  Tilia platyphyllos
Common Name:  Large leaved lime
Family:  Tiliaceae
Author:  Scop.

Known Hazards:  If the flowers used for making tea are too old, they may produce symptons of narcotic intoxication[4].

Mature Height:  30   Mature Width:  20

Habitat:  Woods on good calcareous or base rich soils[17].

Medicinal Information: Lime flowers are a popular domestic remedy for a number of ailments, especially in the treatment of colds and other ailments where sweating is desirable[9]. A tea made from the fresh or dried flowers is antispasmodic, diaphoretic, expectorant, hypotensive, laxative and sedative[4, 9, 13, 226, 238]. Lime flower tea is also used internally in the treatment of indigestion, hypertension, hardening of the arteries, hysteria, nervous vomiting or palpitation[4, 238]. The flowers are harvested commercially and often sold in health shops etc[226]. Lime flowers are said to develop narcotic properties as they age and so they should only be harvested when freshly opened[238]. A charcoal made from the wood is used in the treatment of gastric or dyspeptic disturbances and is also made into a powder then applied to burns or sore places[4]. It is also quite an effective vasodilator[7].

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