The five-petaled, yellow-white flowers from the linden tree are generally collected after the spring bloom. The flowers
are dried and stored in low moisture conditions. The fragrance components of the flowers degrade rapidly under conditions of high
moisture. The dried flowers are used for the drug. Also, see Linden.
The major compounds found in flowers are quercitin, kaemferol and other related flavonoids. Other compounds
include chlorogenic, p-coumaric and caffeic acids, and amino acids alanine, cystine, cysteine and phenylalanine.
Taste characteristics at 0.2%: sweet, brown, tobacco- and hay-like with woody, astringent nuances.
