- Key Actions: Bitter tonic, Estrogenic, Sedative.
- Parts Used: Flower (strobile)
Hops
Humulus lupulus, Hops
🌿 Traditional Herbal Medicine Profile
This page outlines the crude botanical applications, traditional herbal infusions, and active properties of Hops. Herbal preparations act biochemically on body tissues.
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Bach Flower Remedy:
This remedy is one of the 38 natural remedies discovered by Dr. Edward Bach. It works primarily on balancing emotional and mental states, fears, despair, and psychological imbalances, rather than physical symptoms.
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GENERAL
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HERBAL PROPERTIES & MODALITIES
- Cautions: Do not take during depression
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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 key information Safety ★ ★ ★ ✩ traditional uSe ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ reSearch ★ ★ ★ ✩ beSt taken aS TinctureConcentrated liquid raw extractA mother tincture prepared by soaking botanical, animal, or mineral raw materials in alcohol and water. ✓✓✓ Tablet ✓✓ Capsule ✓ doSage C (see pp.44–45) cautionS Do not take during depression.
- 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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Literature Citation & References:
This clinical profile is compiled from: Andrew Chevallier, FNIMH — Herbal Remedies (Eyewitness Companions), and Dr. David Keifer, MD — Herbal Remedies Reference Guide. Synced with traditional botanical use and pharmacological outlines.
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Medical Verification & Peer Review:
This profile has been verified by the Herbalhomeo medical team in accordance with authoritative homeopathic references.
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