Humulus lupulus
Humulus lupulus
This vine is native to Europe, southwestern Asia and North America, and now grown throughout the world.
Hops are the flowers of the vine and belong to the species of the flowering plant in the hemp Cannabaceae family. As a dioecious (meaning there are both male and female plants), only the female produces the fragrant flower cones, known as hops, which impart a bitter flavour and have aromatic and preservative qualities. Hops is used as a key ingredient in making beer in the brewing industry.
Traditionally used in Western Herbal Medicine as a calmative and to:
- Relieve sleeplessness and support refreshing sleep
- Induce sleep
- Help mind relaxation
- Support the nervous system
- Relieve nervous tension
Traditionally:
Hop sprouts were used as a salad in the first century AD. Hop sprouts were also eaten by the poor in medieval times as a substitute for asparagus. Next to this, hop stems were used in some cases to make cloth and paper and in several other traditional applications. The first recorded use of hops for beer come from a monastery in northern France in 822 CE.
Humulus lupulus
This vine is native to Europe, southwestern Asia and North America, and now grown throughout the world.
Hops are the flowers of the vine and belong to the species of the flowering plant in the hemp Cannabaceae family. As a dioecious (meaning there are both male and female plants), only the female produces the fragrant flower cones, known as hops, which impart a bitter flavour and have aromatic and preservative qualities. Hops is used as a key ingredient in making beer in the brewing industry.
Traditionally used in Western Herbal Medicine as a calmative and to:
- Relieve sleeplessness and support refreshing sleep
- Induce sleep
- Help mind relaxation
- Support the nervous system
- Relieve nervous tension
Traditionally:
Hop sprouts were used as a salad in the first century AD. Hop sprouts were also eaten by the poor in medieval times as a substitute for asparagus. Next to this, hop stems were used in some cases to make cloth and paper and in several other traditional applications. The first recorded use of hops for beer come from a monastery in northern France in 822 CE.
