The specific effect of hops can be guessed from the persistent popular epithet "hop". However, few know about other features of this plant with a tart smell. And they, by the way, are quite significant. So what are the beneficial properties of hops?
Useful everywhere
Hops were also known to our ancient ancestors, who revealed its healing power. This plant can be used in herbal medicine, and in cooking, and in brewing, and ... light industry. Paper, burlap, ropes - everything can be “twisted” from it. Hop is a component of many drugs, mostly sedatives. Be sure you have met him more than once.
What provides the beneficial properties of hops?
Cones with a pleasant aroma ripen in August. At this time, they accumulate
maximum nutrients. Hops contain B vitamins, PP vitamins, valerianic acid, a healthy essential oil and a record high amount of vitamin C, hormones, bitterness. Many macro- and microelements - these building blocks of our body and health - are hidden in yellowish leaves. And also - a lot of phenols and alkaloids (by the way, they are priceless in brewing). The main component of most preparations, the main component of which is hops, is hop flour. If you grind in your hands the lump of the plant in question, then yellow pollen will remain on the palms - this is the very flour.
Useful properties of hops used in medicine and herbal medicine
The plant has a calming effect, for which it is most valued. Are you worried about insomnia, neuralgia, irritability, depression, headache? Take a tincture of the plant - it will help to relax, as well as with pain in the joints. Other beneficial hop properties have been noticed. For example, for people suffering from indigestion, it is also worth taking a drug based on this plant. As a result, metabolism will improve, and the stomach will work like a clock. And the right metabolism, by the way, is the key to beautiful, clean skin and a pleasant complexion. By the way, to combat all kinds of acne, it is recommended to use lotions and face masks based on this plant with such a nice name - hops. Its useful properties, however, do not end there. Do you know that hops are part of many dandruff shampoos? They have a double effect: they also strengthen the hair. What cosmetic products can you cook yourself at home?
To begin with, you can pour a teaspoon of green cones with a glass of boiling water and continue to boil for thirty minutes. Strain, wait until it cools. Wipe the face with a ready-made broth after waking up and before going to bed. And brew hops per one cone to ten parts of water. This is a universal remedy: rinse their hair or rub into the scalp. In any case, the result will not be long in coming: dandruff will disappear, and the hair roots will become stronger. Hostesses can experiment with baking bread. If hop yeast is added instead of yeast, then the bread will not act aggressively on the organs of the digestive tract, more precisely, on the intestinal microflora. You will feel light and comfortable.
Hops: useful properties and contraindications. What will outweigh?
Caution: hops are a poisonous plant, so discuss the dosage with a specialist. Exceeding the dose will lead to headache, nausea, vomiting, feeling overwhelmed. In no case give hops to pregnant women! Another contraindication is individual intolerance. If you have colored hair, be careful, otherwise the chic color will be completely washed away. Pay attention to the place where the hops were collected: it absorbs all the harmful substances in the air like a sponge. Remember: in small quantities, the plant is a doctor, but with an overdose it can seriously harm. Be healthy!