🔼: [[🛠 Medicinal Plants 🌿]] # Hops (Humulus lupulus) [^1] Parts used: Strobiles (the leaf bracts surrounding the tiny flowers) and pollen We can grow our own hops for homebrew. It grows fast once it gets going, so choose a long-term spot for it in the garden where it will get plenty of sunshine, and have a pole or arbor for it to grow on. > [!Warning] > Because hops is a very strong sedative and has depressing actions on the body, it’s generally not recommended for people suffering from [[💡 Depression]]. ## Uses - [[💡 Nervous System]] health - [[Hypertension]] - [[💡 Stress]] - [[💡 Anxiety]] - [[Digestion]] - [[💡 Insomnia]] ## Using Hops - [[💡 Capsules]] - [[💡 Tinctures]] - For [[💡 Insomnia]]: [[🌿 Hops and Valerian Tincture]] - Take it before and after meals as a digestive bitter. It can be mixed with other bitter herbs such as [[Mugwort]], [[Motherwort]], [[Artichoke Leaf]], and [[Lemon Peel]] and add a small amount of water to make it more palatable. ## Related - [[On Plant Medicine Dosage...]] - [[🦮 How to Source Herbs]] [^1]: [[📖 ✅ Herbs for Stress & Anxiety - How to Make and Use Herbal Remedies to Strengthen the Nervous System]] by [[Rosemary Gladstar]]