Western Herbalism
Hops
Humulus lupulus
Also known as Lupulus, Humulus, Hop.
External. A “hop-pillow” is a favorite device for procuring sleep. The odor of the hop has a decidedly sedative influence upon some individuals, relieving headache and producing sleep; in others it produces intense headache, with nausea and vomiting.
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Indications what the tradition reached for it in
- Atonic gastrointestinal tract
- Hot flashes
- Anxiety
- Female hormone imbalance
- Insomnia
- Estrogen dominant conditions
- Indigestion
- Debility
- Fatigue
- Loss of appetite
- Restlessness
- Dyspepsia
- Weakness
- Digestive complaints
- Sleep disorders
- Neuralgia
- Excitability
- Priapism
- Mucous colitis
- Topically for crural ulcers
- Specifically for restlessness associated with nervous tension headache
- Mood disturbances such as restlessness
- Anxiety as well as sleep disturbances
- Combination with valerian root for nervous sleeping disorders
- Conditions of unrest
- Sleep disturbances
Specific indications
(See Lupulinum.)
Safety
Pregnancy: Limited safety data in pregnancy
Breastfeeding: Use with care while breastfeeding
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Dosing as the sources wrote it
| Preparation | As written | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| Tincture (1:2-1:5) | 3-5 ml TID | 3-5 mL |
| Infusion | 2-3 tsp/c QD-TID | |
| (G76) Liquid extract 0.5-2.0 mL (1 : 1 in 45% alcohol) up to three times daily .(G76) Tincture 1-2 mL (1 : 5 in 60% alcohol) up to three times daily .(G76) | 0.5-2 mL | |
| 0.5-1 mL three times daily | 0.5-1 mL | |
| · Tincture (1:5) (g/mL): 1-2.5 mL/day | 1-2.5 mL | |
| Dose, from five to ten grains. | 324-648 mg |
Doses are reproduced from the sources for practitioners and are not a recommendation for any person.
From the sources
Action and Therapy. External. A “hop-pillow” is a favorite device for procuring sleep. The odor of the hop has a decidedly sedative influence upon some individuals, relieving headache and producing sleep; in others it produces intense headache, with nausea and vomiting.
Action and Therapy. Lupulin is administered in disorders for which infusion and tincture of hops were formerly given. It is a remedy for nervousness, to allay irritation and to produce sleep. It gives a sense of mental tranquillity which makes it a valuable agent in nervous unrest due to nocturnal seminal emissions, and relieves irritation of the genital tract when associated with the latter.
Therapy. In all forms of nervous excitement it is soothing in its influence, and a hypnotic of much value. This is especially the case in hysteria and in the sexual irritation of females. In mild conditions of insomnia, with persistent worry, in patients recovering from neurasthenia, and in hysterical patients, or in cases where there is no organic difficulty or pain to cause the wakefulness, small and frequent or single full doses of this agent will have a marked tranquilizing effect.
Physiological Action. Hops stimulate the stomach, improve its tone, encourage the appetite and assist the digestion. They add force and volume to the heart, and when that organ is irregular from nervous irritation or from reflex gastric irritation, act as a soothing agent to overcome those conditions.
Drawn from King's American Dispensatory, 18th edition (Felter and Lloyd); Ellingwood's American Materia Medica, Therapeutics and Pharmacognosy; Felter's Eclectic Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, and the Bountiful Herbs editorial.
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