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Lipa characteristics and use

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Lipa characteristics and use

The plant provides valuable timber, is also an ornamental tree willingly planted near houses or streets creates beautiful liposuction alleys. So when is it worth reaching for a tea from lipa flowers? Sit under my leaf and rest! wrote Jan Kochanowski in his essay Na lipa, further appreciating the beautiful scent of lipas flowers. In addition, it is honeyy and has medicinal properties, thanks to which it has been used in folk medicine for centuries.

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1. It's a good characteristic

Tilia L. contains 3550 species of plants, the best known of which are small-scale lipas (Tilia cordata) and broad-shaped lipas ("Tilia platyphyllos") in Europe. In traditional medicine, small lipas are also characterized by more abundant and lush flowers. The plant does not require special soil conditions and is therefore willing to be planted. The flowers are best dried in a shaded and spacious room and then stored in a granular container in a dry and cool place.

2. The medicinal properties of lipa flowers

Flower lipes also contain mucus, phenolic acids, garlic and essential oils. They were also intended to treat epilepsy, migraine, or hysteria. Their stress-reducing properties are due to the presence of flavonoids kemferol, quercetin, and p-cumber acid, and increased sweat secretion naturally lowers body temperature. This effect is due to their presence of salivary compounds, which coat the saliva of the throat. However, their effects have been shown to be more effective in reducing and reducing blood pressure.

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