Herb latin name: Mongolian Lime,Mongolian Lime Extract

Latin name: Tilia mongolica

Family: Tiliaceae (Linden Family)

Medicinal use of Mongolian Lime: A tea made from the flowers is antispasmodic, diaphoretic and sedative.

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Habitat of the herb: the herb: Mountain slopes, 1300 - 2300 metres in China.
Edible parts of Mongolian Lime: Young leaves and shoots - raw or cooked. An emergency food, it is only used when all else fails. A refreshing herb tea is made from the flowers. A very good chocolate substitute is made from a paste of the ground fruits and flowers. Trials on marketing the product failed because the paste decomposes readily.
Other uses of the herb: A fibre is obtained from the tough inner bark It can be made into diverse items such as mats, shoes and coarse cloth.
Propagation of Mongolian Lime: Seed - much of the seed produced in Britain is not viable, cut a few seedcases open to see if there is a seed inside. If possible, obtain fresh seed that is ripe but has not as yet developed a hard seed coat and sow it immediately in a cold frame. It may germinate in the following spring though it could take 18 months. Stored seed can be very slow to germinate. It has a hard seed coat, embryo dormancy and a hard coat on the pericarp. All these factors mean that the seed may take up to 8 years to germinate. One way of shortening this time is to stratify the seed for 5 months at high temperatures (10℃ at night, up to 30℃ by day) and then 5 months cold stratification. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Layering in spring just before the leaves unfurl. Takes 1 - 3 years. Suckers, when formed, can be removed with as much root as possible during the dormant season and replanted immediately.
Cultivation of the herb: Mountain slopes, 1300 - 2300 metres in China.
Known hazards of Tilia mongolica: None known

Herb latin name: Mongolian Lime,Mongolian Lime Extract

Latin name: Tilia mongolica

Family: Tiliaceae (Linden Family)

Medicinal use of Mongolian Lime: A tea made from the flowers is antispasmodic, diaphoretic and sedative.

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Habitat of the herb: the herb: Mountain slopes, 1300 - 2300 metres in China.
Edible parts of Mongolian Lime: Young leaves and shoots - raw or cooked. An emergency food, it is only used when all else fails. A refreshing herb tea is made from the flowers. A very good chocolate substitute is made from a paste of the ground fruits and flowers. Trials on marketing the product failed because the paste decomposes readily.
Other uses of the herb: A fibre is obtained from the tough inner bark It can be made into diverse items such as mats, shoes and coarse cloth.
Propagation of Mongolian Lime: Seed - much of the seed produced in Britain is not viable, cut a few seedcases open to see if there is a seed inside. If possible, obtain fresh seed that is ripe but has not as yet developed a hard seed coat and sow it immediately in a cold frame. It may germinate in the following spring though it could take 18 months. Stored seed can be very slow to germinate. It has a hard seed coat, embryo dormancy and a hard coat on the pericarp. All these factors mean that the seed may take up to 8 years to germinate. One way of shortening this time is to stratify the seed for 5 months at high temperatures (10℃ at night, up to 30℃ by day) and then 5 months cold stratification. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Layering in spring just before the leaves unfurl. Takes 1 - 3 years. Suckers, when formed, can be removed with as much root as possible during the dormant season and replanted immediately.
Cultivation of the herb: Mountain slopes, 1300 - 2300 metres in China.
Known hazards of Tilia mongolica: None known