Linden tea

I am super excited I found an awesome new remedy: Linden tea!

The major active constituents in linden are flavonoids, glycosides, and possibly a volatile oil. One study found that a complex mixture of compounds, primarily flavonoids, reduced anxiety in mice. Although used as a traditional herbal remedy for anxiety, these results have not been confirmed in human clinical trials. Older clinical trials have shown that linden flower tea can help people with mild gallbladder problems (but not gallstones), upset stomach or dyspepsia, and excessive gas that causes the stomach to push up and put pressure on the heart (also known as the gastrocardiac syndrome.) Linden's reputed antispasmodic action, particularly in the intestines, has been confirmed in at least one human trial.

- From http://www.skaggs.net/module.cfm?xyzpdqabc=0&id=349&action=detail&AEProductID=HW_Multum&AEArticleID=hn-2124007#hn-2124007-image

I stumbled across this remedy because a friend of mine who's into herbal remedies gave me some samples. She and I always have trouble keeping warm while at work (we both work in air-conditioned and frigid offices). She told me to try the tea because it would keep me warm!

The first time I sampled the tea, I was floored. I actually had to turn off my space heater, I got so toasty! Because I liked how it kept me warm, she sent me a whole box for Christmas!

Today I accidentally discovered that the tea also helps my stomach! All week I've been feeling gross - weather, stress, hormones, possibly some bad food I shouldn't have eaten during the Super Bowl. Yesterday all I ate for lunch was a pear and some corn chips, drank the rest of the Pepto at home as well as some Mylanta to no avail. The lack of eating was making me more weak on top of the stomach pains. The queasiness continued today when I just drank some Linden tea because the stomach cramping and queasiness was making me feel chilled. Lo and behold - my cramps are now going away. I'm so excited and I'm going to keep this tea on hand at work and at home for whenever my stomach gets crampy :-)

P.S. I did stop taking Flexeril, a muscle relaxant. I wonder if that was also contributing to my all-over body crampiness. I really don't want to go back on it, but we shall see.