The harvest of lime-flowers is now done and the flowers & leaves are drying in a quiet spot in the shade of Hongrie. Scattered on the white linen, the tiny yellow spots attract the eye while its sweet fragrance fills the room.
Lime-flower is a herbal tea often associated with grand-ma recipes given to rowdy children to calm them down before sleep. It is certainly one of the lime-flower's properties to relax the body and mind. Drinking a well-infused cup of lime-flower herbal tea before bed makes for a good night's sleep.
However this are not the only properties of the lime-flower. As a calming herbal tea it helps digestion by 'relaxing' the digestive system and preventing stomach cramp. This can be helpful in case of illness or after a heavy meal taken in stressful conditions - for example during a business meeting. Digestion will always be eased by a cup of warm lime-flower herbal tea, and the stomach will hurt less during the digestive process.
Lime-flower also has a 'detox' reputation because of two additional properties: 1) it is an hidrotic, aka it helps sweating; 2) it is also a diuretic, aka it causes an increased passing of urine. Both properties help eliminate faster, without straining the body: if drunk in moderation after each meal for a week, a mild detox cure can be achieved naturally and smoothly.
One final way to use lime-flower herbal tea is to soothe skin irritations: once it has cooled down, dip a clean cloth in the infused herbal tea and lightly apply on the irritated skin. It should bring a soothing refreshment to your skin - of course this is in addition to consulting your GP.
Preparation:
As most people are not as lucky as we are and cannot harvest their own lime-flower, it usually is bought in tea-bags at the shop.
Preparation is very simple: pour boiling water on the flowers or the bag - a half tea spoon infusing about a half-litre of water. Be aware that herbal tea usually require a longer infusing time than normal tea. If you own a thermos bottle, you can also use a bag to infuse a whole pan of lime-flower herbal tea and bring it with you during the day.
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