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Linden (Tilia cordata) and Stress: evidence and sources

Preliminary evidence

Relief of mild mental stress and to aid sleep (gentle calming); flavonoid fractions of Tilia (notably tiliroside) show anxiolytic activity in animal models via the serotonergic and GABA/benzodiazepine systems (mechanistic evidence from the related species T. americana)

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Community herbal monograph on Tilia cordata Miller, Tilia platyphyllos Scop., Tilia x vulgaris Heyne or their mixtures, flos (Tiliae flos)

European Medicines Agency (HMPC) · 2012

Traditional / referenceBasswoodLime flowerLindenSmall-leaved limeTilia cordata

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1 source supporting Linden for Stress. Includes scientific publications, books, monographs and traditional-use references.

Mechanistic basis

This use is associated with the plant's anxiolytic / calming action.