For centuries, humans have been using plants as medicines. Linden is no exception. From this beautiful and powerful deciduous tree, inflorescences are collected, exuding a sweet aroma. They make incredibly tasty and healthy lime tea.
Let's look at how effective linden tea is , how often you can drink it, what are the benefits and harms of linden tea.
Lime Tea Properties
When brewing fragrant linden tea, all beneficial substances from the inflorescences of the plant pass into the water, making the infusion healing and tasty.
The plant contains a large arsenal of vitamins and minerals that have a beneficial effect on the body of children and adults.
The healing properties of linden tea appear due to the presence of the following active organic compounds in the chemical composition of the plant:
- carotene;
- ascorbic acid;
- tannins;
- flavonoids;
- glycosides;
- complex saponin compounds;
- caxapa;
- essential oils.
The main benefits for the body are anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, antiseptic and soothing effects.
When brewing quality raw materials, the drink brings huge health benefits. You can buy the best quality fake tea in the online store of the Russian Tea Company.
Note the main overall health benefits:
- help with colds: tea linden honey is perfect for strengthening immunity;
- has an expectorant effect, helps with pathologies of the respiratory system;
- strengthen the walls of blood vessels, increase their elasticity, prevent atherosclerosis, prevent the appearance of cholesterol plaques;
- Normalization of blood pressure;
- normalization of the gastrointestinal tract, getting rid of flatulence, spasms, prevention of inflammatory processes in the gastrointestinal tract, stimulation of the production of digestive enzymes, increased bile flow;
- removing excess fluid from the body, toxins and toxins, getting rid of edema;
- supportive care for cystitis and urolithiasis;
- help with insomnia - linden tea relaxes and calms the nervous system before bed;
- help with dizziness and tinnitus with low blood pressure;
- get rid of headaches, joint pain;
- for external use: elimination of redness, inflammation and other skin lesions - wounds, burns, abrasions. Strong linden infusion will disinfect the skin and accelerate tissue regeneration.
Lime tea for colds
It is worth mentioning separately the use of tea from linden blossoms for colds, since the drink has a wide range of uses.
Special attention should be paid to linden tea at the first sign of disease.
The drink stimulates sweating, which lowers body temperature, active compounds help the body fight infection and virus, and a person recovers faster.
Lime tea for colds is used to treat various types of cough. The drink is perfectly combined with other medicinal plants, for example, rose hips, sage, chamomile, raspberry, mint.
The combination of linden with mint is interesting - the gentle softness of linden inflorescences with a cooling shade of mint.
The drink contributes to the general strengthening of the body and calming. It is not easy to achieve the required proportions at home, so we suggest using the ready-made mint linden collections in the online store of the Russian Tea Company.
Linden has a good effective effect in combination with honey. In the cold season, linden tea will be an excellent preventive measure and will help avoid infectious or viral disease.
Linden tea collection and drying
Collecting linden blossoms is not easy at all. In order to properly collect high-quality raw materials, you must adhere to some rules:
- Best time to collect is late June, early July. Collection begins 3-4 days after flowering begins. During this time, the color is properly revealed and gaining strength. During this period, you can note an incredible smell in the air, heard for many meters from linden trees and lasts this period no more than 10 days;
- only fully open inflorescences are collected;
- collection is done in sunny and dry weather;
- each inflorescence can be picked by hand, but it is still better to shoot flowers with bracts using special scissors or secateurs;
- Leaves of unnatural color affected by parasites are not harvested - they are not suitable for storage;
- collection is done in an ecologically clean area, away from roads and industrial areas.
The collected raw materials are dried under a canopy, or in a well-ventilated room, otherwise direct sunlight will kill a significant part of the benefits of tea.
The Russian Tea Company takes all the trouble and offers to buy a ready-made collection, as a single product, or in combination with other types of tea.
Linden tea: contraindications
Linden tea brings tremendous benefits to the body, but if consumed incorrectly, it can cause harm. The drink is not suitable for constant daily use, instead of the usual tea familiar to everyone. In addition, if you decide to use herbal tea, you should consult your doctor.
The most important contraindications of linden tea:
- hypersensitivity to the plant;
- allergic reactions to essential oils or pollen components;
- hay fever;
- gestation period;
- breastfeeding.