Packaging: 70 capsules, each containing 600mg of Hops.
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Other Names: Wild Climbing & Beer Plant

Hops (Humulus Lupulus) is a climbing plant widely found in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It is extensively used as an ingredient in beer production, with the female flowers being the useful part of the plant.

Pliny mentioned it in the 1st century BC as a plant that grows among Epilobium and then kills them like a wolf among sheep. This is how it got its Latin name, meaning "little wolf," hence "Λυκίσκος" in Greek. The use of hops in beer is known since ancient times, but it seems to have been forgotten for a while before being used again in the Middle Ages. In modern brewing, hops were first used from the 1200s onward.

In modern herbal medicine, hops are mainly used by specialists to address disorders of the nervous and digestive systems (including anorexia). Research in recent years suggests that hops consumption affects the central nervous system—not merely as a muscle relaxant (though it has this property)—leading to its effectiveness in combating anxiety, tension, nervousness, depression, and insomnia. Hops are considered to have strong sedative and hypnotic properties. Initially, the presence of valerenic acid in the flowers was thought to be responsible for these effects, but the recent discovery of the complex compound 2-methyl-3-buten-2-ol has changed this view. This compound closely resembles the known hypnotic methylpentynol and shows identical results in clinical studies.

Regarding the effect of hops on stomach disorders, this is mainly due to its antispasmodic action. In experiments on animals (guinea pig duodenum and rat uterus), the antispasmodic effect of hops appears to compete with that of atropine. This muscle-relaxing action explains its effectiveness against intestinal spasms (irritable bowel syndrome, gastric neurosis, Crohn's disease). Hops are also particularly rich in bitter substances (5-30%). Two of these (humulone and lupulone) are believed to stimulate appetite, thus addressing anorexia to some extent.

Hops are one of the most important herbs and have several other interesting properties. They are thought to address premature ejaculation since the phytoestrogen flavonoids they contain have aphrodisiac properties (though hops are incorrectly referred to as aphrodisiac in some texts). Hops also have antibiotic properties, as some of the substances they contain (isohumulone and humulinic acid) promote the fight against bacteria in the human body.

Hops contain a wealth of active ingredients, such as essential oils (over 150 aromatic compounds), tannins, flavonoids (kaempferol and quercetin mono- and diglycosides, xanthohumol and chalcones), resin (including valerenic acid), bitter substances (acylphloroglucosides, humulones, lupulones), plant pigments glycosides (astragalin, quercitrin, rutin), and various amino acids.

Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.

Usage: Take as a dietary supplement for adults, 1-2 plant capsules daily, preferably with meals.

The capsules are 100% natural products made from rice, suitable for vegetarians and vegans, and easy to use.

Hops capsules are manufactured in Greece under the strictest European standards, using exclusively pure and verified raw materials.

Origin: Greece, Imathia region.