Steinmetz:Tilia

Tilia parvifolia = tilia cordata = tilia ulmifolia; tilia grandifolia = tilia platyphyllos; tilia argentea (and other species)

Also known as (or relevant to) [[Species:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}} ]] 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