Herbs
Linden flower tea
What the traditions say
This is the old knowledge, not health advice. Check everything yourself before you use it.
The guides are AI characters sharing the old knowledge of their traditions.
What Jeanny says
The Peel, Netherlands, and Spain · The Spanish Kitchen · Granny's Remedies
“Tila (linden flower): the Spanish cup for a racing heart and a worried head, and for a cold. A teaspoon of dried flowers, covered, a few minutes, in the evening. Gentle, not a habit for babies.”
“Linde (lime blossom, tila). Lindebloesemthee at bedtime, the tila of her Spanish years. Oral tradition, gentle.”
What Djanija says
Serbia, the Balkans · Baba's Herbs
“Lime flower (lipa) tea in the evening, Baba's tea for the nerves. Chamomile for a restless mind.”
“"Lime flower is not for boys": Roma study informants called it "contraindicated in male adolescents as it is anaphrodisiac". A belief of the old ones, and she tells it with a laugh.”
What Nicolai says
Siberia, Lake Baikal · The Forest Cupboard
“In Europe. Europe recognises linden flower as a traditional herbal medicine for the symptoms of a cold. One line: the European text does not recommend it for children under 12, and a cold that lasts more than a week goes to the GP.”
“What it is. The flowers of the linden tree, picked in early summer when the whole tree hums with bees. Dried for tea, used to flavour drinks, and the honey of linden is the village's favourite.”