# Hops

## Remedy Classification
- **Type:** Herbal Remedy
- **Alternative Names:** Humulus lupulus, Hops
- **Miasm:** Emotional Miasm
- **Temperament:** Neutral
- **Aggravation Time:** Neutral/Anytime

## Keynote Indications
Key Actions: Bitter tonic, Estrogenic, Sedative.
Parts Used: Flower (strobile).

## Modalities (Aggravations / Ameliorations)
Cautions: Do not take during depression..

## Symptoms by System

### Stomach & Abdomen
- Hops Humulus lupulus Famed for their bitter taste when used to make beer, hops are a strong sedative and a common ingredient in many over-the-counter sleep remedies.
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- Can cause drowsiness.
- See also pp.42–51.
- medicinal uSeS Part used Flower (strobile) key actions Bitter tonic • Estrogenic • Sedative disturbed sleep To aid sleep, hops are best used in combination with other sedative remedies such as passion flower (Passiflora incarnata).
- Hops’ estrogenic action makes them potentially helpful in small doses for menopausal night sweats.
- Weak digestion, irritable bowel A few drops of hops tincture taken before meals stimulate appetite.
- With herbs such as chamomile (Chamomilla recutita), hops can help to relieve irritable bowel.
- A–Z o F HERBAL REmEdiES hop strobiles berries atherosclerosis, poor circulation to the retina and eye Rich in antioxidant bioflavonoids, sea buckthorn supports capillary and arterial health when taken long-term.
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