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Common Name
Lime Flowers, Linden
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Botanical Name
Tilia cordata
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Part Used
Flower
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Clinical Summary
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Alcohol
30%
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Dose
15 to 40mL weekly
Lime flowers are a good remedy for conditions associated with tension including headaches, period pain, colic and cramps. As a mild hypotensive they are specific for nervous tension held in the heart. It is also a helpful herb for many symptoms of respiratory illness.
Main Product Attributes
A guide to Lime Flowers and its properties
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Traditional Use
While they are commonly known as a diaphoretic to promote perspiration, and used in common cold and antitussive preparations, lime flowers were historically used as a mild sedative to treat health problems associated with anxiety and soothe nerves.
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Actions
Relaxing diaphoretic, antispasmodic, peripheral vasodilator, sedative (mild), nervine tonic, diuretic, antioxidant, astringent, demulcent, hypotensive, immune modulator
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Indications
• Common cold, especially associated fever, upper respiratory catarrh, cough, fever, bronchitis, sore throat
• Anxiety, nervous tension, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, migraine, headache, to promote sleep
• Hypertension, to support heart health -
Energetics
Sweet, cooling, moistening
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Use in Pregnancy
The safety of lime flowers in pregnancy is unknown. No adverse effects are expected.
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Contraindications & Cautions
None known
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Drug Interactions
Caution with lithium
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Dietary Information
Vegan friendly. Gluten and dairy free
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Substitutes
Elder Flowers, Vervain, Chamomile, White Willow, Meadowsweet, Hawthorn, Motherwort, Mistletoe, Hops, Valerian
34601
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Common Name
Baical Scullcap, Huang Qin
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Botanical Name
Scutellaria baicalensis
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Part Used
Root
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Clinical Summary
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Alcohol
60%
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Dose
20 to 60mL weekly
Baical scullcap is one of the most popular herbal medicines used in Eastern countries, including China, Japan and Korea, to treat allergies such as hay fever, inflammation and bacterial and viral infections. Although yet to be proven in humans, according to preclinical studies it may decrease the amount of histamine released from mast cells which can trigger symptoms such as itchy nose and eyes, a runny nose and nasal congestion
Main Product Attributes
A guide to Baical Scullcap and its properties
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Traditional Use
Baical scullcap is used in Chinese medicine to clear ‘heat and dry dampness’. Diseases with heat are associated with symptoms such as fever, irritability, thirst, cough and expectoration of thick, yellow sputum. Damp diseases may be associated with diarrhoea, a feeling of heaviness of the chest and painful urination. From a modern perspective this suggests that baical scullcap may be useful for infection and inflammation of the respiratory, digestive and urinary systems.
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Actions
Anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antiallergic, hepatoprotective, neuroprotective, hypotensive, anxiolytic, hypnotic, antimicrobial, immunostimulant, antiemetic
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Indications
• Chronic inflammatory conditions such as asthma, arthritis and allergies
• Liver disease and infections such as hepatitis
• Hypertension, vascular disorders
• Common infections such as the common cold and bronchitis
• Nausea and vomiting especially as adjunctive therapy during cancer treatment -
Energetics
Bitter, cold.
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Use in Pregnancy
Baical scullcap is used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for restless foetus (threatened abortion) and toxaemia of pregnancy however safety in pregnancy is still unknown.
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Contraindications & Cautions
Baical scullcap is contraindicated in cold conditions in TCM.
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Drug Interactions
Baical scullcap is contraindicated during interferon therapy for cancer treatment. Avoid using with cyclosporin (immunosuppressant medication) and rosuvastatin (a statin medication). Until more data becomes available caution is advised with benzodiazepines (nervous system depressants commonly prescribed to treat stress, anxiety or insomnia), lithium (psychiatric medication), anticoagulant/antiplatelet (such as warfarin), antidiabetic and central nervous system depressant drugs.
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Dietary Information
Vegan friendly. Gluten and dairy free
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Substitutes
Albizia, Nettle Leaf, Perilla