Lime Tree Flower & Sweet Violet Leaf decoction

The lime tree (also known as linden) is one of approximately thirty species of ornamental trees native to the Northern Hemisphere. This spreading tree has dark and shiny, heart-shaped leaves with yellow to white flowers that appear in midsummer. Sweet violet is a hardy perennial with broad, heart-shaped leaves and small, fragrant flowers. It thrives in damp woodlands and other shady places. To create this decoction, we take dried lime tree flowers and leaves and put them into boiling water with dried sweet violet leaves.