Herb
Linden Flower
A fragrant blossom tea, traditionally sipped to calm the nerves, encourage restful sleep, and ease colds and fevers.
📊 How it ranks (our editor score) — 82/100Tap to see the breakdown
🌱 What it is
Linden flower comes from the blossoms of the linden (lime) tree, gathered in early summer and dried for a mild, floral tea.
✨ Why it's good for you
- May help support restful sleep and a calm evening
- May help support comfort during colds and fevers
- May help support relaxation after a stressful day
- May help support a soothing bedtime routine
🥗 Nutrition
Per 1 cup brewed tea (240ml) · about 2 calories
- Flavonoids
- Mucilage
- Negligible macronutrients
Source: Nutrition estimate (per typical serving)
🥄 How to use it
Steep 1 teaspoon of dried linden flowers in hot water for 10 minutes and sip in the evening or at the start of a cold; it encourages a gentle, warming sweat with a fever.
How much: As teaA warm drink made by steeping herbs in hot water. How to make a tea →, 1 teaspoon dried flowers per cup, in the evening or during a cold.
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Linden flower — the blossom of the lime or linden tree — makes a fragrant, honey-sweet teaA warm drink made by steeping herbs in hot water. How to make a tea → that has comforted Europe for generations. It's a gentle calmer of frazzled nerves and a friend at bedtime, and a classic remedy at the start of a cold, where its warming nature encourages a healing sweat to break a fever.
A simple infusionA tea made by steeping soft leaves or flowers in hot water. How to make an infusion → of the dried flowers, sipped warm in the evening, is the traditional way to enjoy it. It's gentle enough for most, though anyone with a heart condition should keep to ordinary teaA warm drink made by steeping herbs in hot water. How to make a tea → amounts.
Ways to prepare it
⚠️ Cautions
- Gentle and well tolerated as a tea.
- Very heavy, long-term use has been associated with heart strain in rare reports — keep to ordinary amounts.
- Those with heart conditions or on heart medication should check with a doctor; avoid large medicinal doses in pregnancy.
📚 What others say
- A traditional European calming and cold-and-fever tea
- Long used to soothe the nerves and encourage restful sleep
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🕊️ A word of encouragement
A blossom's gentle fragrance, calming the restless heart. Let the evening draw you toward peace and quiet rest.
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