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Our Hops come in loose flowers, green-yellowish in color, with an intense and resinous aroma, the same that characterizes beer. The flowers come from farms in Germany, one of the countries with the oldest tradition in cultivating this plant. A 100% pure product, without added flavors or ingredients, designed for those seeking hops for tea in its simplest form, to be used in infusion alone or combined with other herbs.
Hops (Humulus lupulus L.), flowers, 100%. No added flavors or ingredients.
Hops is a perennial climbing plant of the Cannabaceae family, the same as Cannabis. It has herbaceous stems that can reach several meters in length, capable of wrapping around any support they encounter. The leaves are palmate, with a serrated edge. Hops is a dioecious plant: there are male plants, with panicle inflorescences, and female plants, which produce the characteristic cone-shaped flowers, also called strobiles, used both in brewing and herbal medicine. From the bracts of these flowers, a yellow-green resinous powder is obtained, rich in essential oils and bitter resins.
The name "Humulus" would derive from the Latin "humus," meaning moist earth, referring to the plant's preferred habitat, while "lupulus" recalls the "wolf," perhaps for the hops' ability to cling to and suffocate the plants it climbs. Hops were already known in ancient times, but its true cultivation began only in the 9th century, precisely in Germany, a country that would remain among the main European producers for centuries. Before becoming the quintessential flavoring and preserving ingredient for beer, hops also had a place in popular tradition related to rest: folk beliefs attributed to pillows stuffed with its dried flowers the ability to promote a more peaceful sleep.
In herbal teas and infusions for relaxing in the afternoon and evening, hops almost always appear alongside valerian: a combination as widespread in herbal tradition as it is studied by scientific research, which has focused especially on this combination rather than on hops alone. The two plants also complement each other in terms of taste: the bitter and resinous flavor of hops is softened when paired with valerian root, which has a more earthy profile.
Hops in tea have a strong, bitter, and resinous taste, with an intense aroma that closely resembles that of beer, although in a more delicate version. It is not among the most immediately palatable infusions: for this reason, it is often mixed with herbs with a softer taste, such as chamomile or lemon balm, which soften its character.
In herbal tradition, hops is one of the plants most associated with the concept of relaxation: already in past centuries, its dried flowers were used to fill pillows designed to promote a more peaceful sleep, and even today, hops tea is among the most chosen to accompany the evening, often precisely together with valerian.
Scientific research has also taken an interest in this combination: several studies have investigated the effect of the hops-valerian combination on sleep, including a randomized, placebo-controlled trial on 184 adults with mild insomnia, which observed improvements in subjective sleep parameters in the group treated with the combined extract. It should be noted that most of the available studies concern this traditional combination with valerian.
The information provided refers to traditional use and studies on the plant in general and is not intended to attribute therapeutic properties to the product.
Hops is easily prepared in infusion, alone or together with other traditional evening herbs.
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