Linden

antispasmodic, diaphoretic, sedative, hypotensive,
~not unlike verbena in its ability to calm and help sweat out a restless achy fever
~A very gentle nurturing energy this plant helps to calm anxiety, tension head aches, and sleeplessness.
~emollient and mildly astringent
~containing flavonoids, phenols, and volatile oils
~For rebellious chi- stemming from the fire of the stomach (metabolism). Due to emotional stimuli the fire flares and burns to hot and erratic causing it to rise up and cause heart burn or plum pit chi (burps with a feeling of something stuck in your throat) Or it causes loose bowls, diarrhea, or gas.
Linden helps to cool this fire along with easing our nervous response to stimuli. It also helps to calm spasms in the intestines.
~ Soothes gallbladder problems (not stones) and excessive gas and upset from the stomach that causes the stomach to push upward and put pressure on the heart.
~For those whose judgment and sternness create a strain on the smooth flow of body functions