Forest prevails throughout the globe. Numerous trees give coolness on a hot day. Very common in Russia is linden - a tree that has long been considered medicinal.
Let's get back to history a little …
The origin of this miracle has its roots in Western Europe. The Slavic peoples believed that linden is a tree of the goddess Lada, a symbol of beauty and love. Near such a plant it was often possible to meet girls who were dancing, singing songs or having fun. It was believed that the one who burns the linden will take a big sin on his soul. Many writers wrote poems and ballads about this great tree. The image of a linden adorns the coat of arms of the very old city of Liepaja.
Linden - a tree that lives up to 300-400 years. But it also happens that the age of linden reaches even 1100 years. In city parks and gardens, it survives only up to 100 years. Linden (tree height reaches about 40-70 meters) bends its thin branches low to the ground itself. On a hot summer day, the air in the forest is usually filled with honey aroma, which means that linden has begun to bloom. Many people ask the question "What does a linden look like?" A tree, a photo of this plant is easy to find, very reminiscent of a slender Russian beauty, a thick, smooth trunk crowned by a fluffy crown. The tree is distributed throughout the Earth.
Linden is a healing tree, and they say it for good reason! After all, in fact, for extremely useful decoctions, you can use linden blossom, leaves or bark. Linden is appreciated even in modern medicine, where extracts for medicines are obtained from it. Well, of course, at home they often use all the useful properties of a miracle tree. What is so useful linden?
In medicine, linden leaves are used as an excellent tool that compensates for the lack of calcium, potassium, sulfur, nitrogen in the body, but it is important to properly prepare them so as not to harm. Linden flowers contain a small amount of ascorbic acid, carotene, so a healthy decoction is prepared from them. It is great for relieving cramps, pain, inflammation, or rash. Medicines based on linden blossom are valuable for their antibacterial effect, they help to treat diseases such as rheumatism, colds, neurological diseases, stress. Useful properties of linden also include relieving inflammation in tonsillitis, bronchitis, eliminating headaches, fainting, fever, and pain in the stomach and intestines. Linden is used even for tuberculosis. You can use a decoction for rinsing the oral cavity. The broth should be infused for about an hour, then pass it through cheesecloth. They use it in a small amount, you can take a tablespoon three times a day. This medicine must always be warm, otherwise the effect will be lost.
Linden is also very popular in the manufacture of bast shoes. It is her bark that is the most soft and flexible, it is easy to work with her, and linden bast shoes will be extremely strong and socks.
In this article, we examined what linden is. The tree is widely used in medicine, and the value and taste of linden honey does not need a description.
