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Tiliae flos

Authors:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer, Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles

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Last updated on: 03.03.2023

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flores tiliae; Lime blossoms; Linden blossom extract

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DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

Tiliae flos, refers to the dried inflorescences (linden flowers) of Tilia cordata monographed by Commission E and the HMPC.

Tiliae flos is a drug used in herbal medicines for the treatment of colds and mild mental stress.

HMPC monograph: Traditional-use: colds, mild stress phenomena.

ESCOP: not edited

Commission E-monograph: Colds, coughs

Empirical medicine: Sweating cure for febrile infections

IngredientsThis section has been translated automatically.

Tiliae flos contains about 1 % flavonoids, about 10 % mucilages (polysaccharides), about 2 % tannins, essential oil and caffeic acid derivatives.

EffectsThis section has been translated automatically.

Tiliae flos has soothing and expectorant effects.

Field of application/useThis section has been translated automatically.

Tiliae flos is used for colds, dry irritating cough and to help with mild mental stress.

For children under 12 years and over 4 years only against colds, from 12 years for colds and light mental stress.

DosageThis section has been translated automatically.

The daily dose of the drug is between 2.0 and 4.0 g according to its preparation and is mostly taken in the form of hot tea infusions.

Undesirable effectsThis section has been translated automatically.

There are no known adverse effects.

ContraindicationThis section has been translated automatically.

There are no known contraindications.

InteractionsThis section has been translated automatically.

There are no known interactions with other drugs.

Note(s)This section has been translated automatically.

Lime blossoms are often confused (or even mixed) with the blossoms of the silver linden, as this tree is much more common as an avenue tree, but its medicinal efficacy is much lower.

LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.

  1. Ammon H et al (2014). Hunnius pharmaceutical dictionary. Walter de Gruyter GmbH Berlin/Boston p 1787.
  2. Schilcher H (ed.) in, Leitfaden Phytotherapie, Urban & Fischer Verlag (2016) Munich, p 206.
  3. https://arzneipflanzenlexikon.info/linde.php.
  4. https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/herbal-monograph/final-community-herbal-monograph-tilia-cordata-miller-tilia-platyphyllos-scop-tilia-x-vulgaris-heyne_en.pdf

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Last updated on: 03.03.2023

Authors: Prof. Dr. med. Peter AltmeyerProf. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles