Scientific name
Humulus lupulus
Family
Cannabaceae
Origin
Central Europe, Nordic countries
Parts Used
Drug given by the cones
Chemical constituents
- Flavonoids;
- Essential oil (containing a wide variety of compounds, including myrcene, humulene, caryophyllene, tannins and xanthumol);
- Bitter alpha-acids, among which we remember the umulone, the coumulone and the adumulone;
- Bitter beta-acids, among which we find lupulone, colupulone and adlupulone;
- Tannins;
- Phytoestrogens;
- Phenolic acids (including caffeic acid and chlorogenic acid).
Hops in Herbalist: Properties of Hops
Hops, used in brewing, are also used in folk medicine primarily as a sedative. As such, hops are included in the composition of some herbal tea blends provided for by the same National Galenic Formulary: lemon balm herbal tea and valerian herbal tea.
