Also known as linden, the lime flower tree can grow to a height of 100 feet or more. The flowers and the herbal tea made from them have a sweet fragrance. The herbal tea has a pleasant taste and aids perspiration.

Lime flower has both tranquilizing and stimulating qualities. It is used to relieve headaches, indigestion, diarrhea and hysteria. This herb was once thought to be so effective at treating epilepsy that a person could be cured just by sitting beneath the tree.

Herbal tea helps to ease insomnia, relieve tension and anxiety, to calm children who are excitable or restless, and to reduce muscle tension.

It is also a pleasant tasting remedy for menstrual cramps, colic and cramps. Due to the bioflavonoids in lime flower and its relaxing qualities, this herb is good for lowering high blood pressure, easing arteriosclerosis, treating palpitations and coronary heart disease.

Benefits of taking this herbal remedy include reducing fever in children, and remove the congestion of blocked nasal passages.

Lime flower infusion can be added to a warm bath to encourage relaxation and to ease stress. It can be used as a compress for eye infections or be added to lotion to soothe dry skin and treat brown spots.