May promote relaxation

Even just sitting down to drink a warm cup of tea may be a calming habit. But linden tea goes beyond the familiarity of a cup of tea every day. Folk medicine has relied on its steeped sweet petals to induce calm and lessen anxiety symptoms, and some research appears to back up these claims.

One mouse investigation revealed that extracts from the buds of the linden tree species Tilia tomentosa exhibited potent sedative effects. Researchers came to the conclusion that this linden extract replicated the effects of GABA-aminobutyric acid (GABA), a brain molecule that reduces nervous system excitability. As a result, linden tea may aid in relaxing by mimicking GABA. However, further study is required to determine the precise mechanism at play.