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branch of hops
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| Common Names |
| Hops , Hops |
| Botanical Name |
| Humulus Lupulus |
| Family |
| CANNABACEAE |
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Aged hops are sedatives, fresh hops provide bitters that stimulate digestion; these bitters are also found in the aged herb. In folk medicine, Hops teas are also used to relieve the pain of bladder infections and give prompt ease to an irritable bladder. Hops are a traditional cure for insomnia - a number of phytochemicals in hops are tonic, nervine and possess sedative and muscle-relaxing qualities. Other compounds depress the central nervous system, and the bitter principles improve the appetite. |
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Prep Methods :tea, tinctures
 Remedies using Hops
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| Hop Sleep pillow | | The flowers are famous for their sleep-inducing sedative effect..The volatile oils released while sleeping on a hop pillow probably affect the brain directly through its olfactory centre 1239
(Mabey, Richard p36) | | Hop extracts relax smooth muscle, especially that of the digestive tract. Hops are therefore used in combination with other herbs to treat such disorders as irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn's disease and nervous stomach. 1240
(Mabey, Richard p36) | | Traditional aphrodisiac | | Female hop pickers can suffer disruption or complete absence of menstruation due to the absorption of the oil through their hands. This is due to the oestrogenic principles in hops, and accounts for its traditional aphrodisiac effect in men 1241
(Mabey, Richard 36) | | Toothache, earache | | A pillow of warm Hops will often relieve toothache and earache. 347
(Grieve, Maude ) | | Insomnia | | Hops is a traditional cure for insomnia - a number of phytochemicals in hops possess sedative and muscle-relaxing qualities. Other compounds depress the central nervous system. 403
(Duke, James A, Ph.D. ) | | Depression | | Some herbalists recommend avoiding this herb if depression is present, as hops might worsen these feelings. 592
(White,Linda B., M.D. ) | | Arthritic joints, low bone density | | A hops bitter, humulone demonstrates significant COX-2 inhibiting effects and also slows the body's re-absorption of bone, significant for people with low bone density and damaged arthritic joints. 890
(Newmark, Thomas M., Schulick, Paul 148) |
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Millspaugh, Charles F.1885
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 The ripened cones of the female Hop plant are the ones used in brewing, and appeared used as such in the breweries of the Netherlands at the beginning of the fourteenth century. The Hop was first mentioned by Pliny who speaks of it as a garden plant among the Romans, who ate the young shoots in spring. |
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 It is under the dominion of Mars. This, in physical operations, is to open obstructions of the liver and spleen, to cleanse the blood, to loosen the belly, to cleanse the reins from gravel, and provoke urine. Nicholas Culpeper |
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