Latin name: Humulus lupulus L.
Family: cannabinoids, Cannabaceae
Common Names: North Vine wood devil, digestible, climbing hop, National Sarsaparilla, North Couleuvrée
Parts used: cone
Origin: Met in Europe, Asia and North America, common in France.
Properties HOP HALF GREEN
- Essential Oil: sedative (due to methylbutenol)
- Humulone and lupulone: antiseptic
- Stimulating estrogen, androgen deprivation
- Bitter tonic, appetite stimulant
- Sedative: insomnia, nervousness, sleep disturbances
Hops is a bitter tonic, a drink and eupeptic, a hypnotic sedative.
Indications and Uses of HOP cone
- Anemia
- Stomach pain
- Anxiety
Hops is indicated in cases of anorexia, dyspepsia, gastric acidity, anemia, anxiety. Externally the poultice will heal boils and abscesses.
Remark
Humulus comes from the Latin humus, "earth", maybe because of stems that creep; lupulus means "little wolf", named Pliny gave this plant.
Dosage
Preparation time: 10 to 30 grams per liter of boiling water. Let steep 15 minutes.
Drink 200-300 ml per day.
Recommended associations with HOPS GREEN HALF CUT
Other plants digestive properties (Gentian ...) or sedative (Valerian, Hawthorn ...)
Botanical description of the HOPS
- Large perennial herb
- Stem twining
- Female flowers grouped in cones at the tips of young shoots
Pharmacology HOP HALF GREEN
Tonic, hops are used in the case of anemia, poor appetite, poor assimilation. Digestives, while relieving the pain of stomach ulcer, it slows down the secretion of acid. Dépuratif, it is useful cure spring or fall, and skin diseases. Calming, it gives good results in cases of anxiety, insomnia, menopausal disorders, anaphrodisiatque his property is not overlooked.
