Suppression
Hops and beer
Category: Food
Type
Voluntary
Introduction and description
Hops are the female flowers (also called seed cones or strobiles) of the hop plant, Humulus lupulus.
The hop plant is a vigorous, climbing, herbaceous perennial, usually trained to grow up strings in a field called a hopfield, hop garden (nomenclature in the South of England), or hop yard (in "The West country" and U.S.) when grown commercially. Many different varieties of hops are grown by farmers around the world, with different types being used for particular styles of beer.
They are used primarily as a flavoring and stability agent in beer, to which they impart a bitter, tangy flavor, though hops are also used for various purposes in other beverages.
They are also used in herbal medicine.
The first documented use of hops in beer as a flavoring agent is from the 11th century. Hops are used extensively in brewing for their antibacterial effect that favors the activity of brewer's yeast over less desirable microorganisms and for many purported benefits, including balancing the sweetness of the malt with bitterness, 'contributing a variety of delectable flavors and aromas.' Historically, traditional herb combinations for beers were believed to have been abandoned when beers made with hops were noticed to be less prone to spoilage.
And the very same things that help prevent beer from spoiing also provide a number of anti-viral properties that help us.
Background
In the Middle Ages beers tended to be of a very low alcohol content and were commonly consumed as a safer alternative to untreated water. Each village tended to have one or more small breweries with a barley field and a hop garden in close vicinity. Early documents include mention of a hop garden in the will of Charlemagne's father, Pepin III.
Method
Drink beer made with hops. You don't need much.
How it works
Scientists are working on it.
Advantages
Are you joking? Who needs any incentive to drink beer?Disadvantages
Some beers are far too sugary and sweet and alcoholic, the benefits come from the low alcohol low sugar types.
Related observations
Healing observations
- Alba Scots Pine Ale 016962
- Beer and HIV 005481
- Beer and hops as antivirals 006986
- Beer, wine and health 005483
- Benefits of moderate beer consumption at different stages of life of women 017884
- Culpepper's Complete Herbal on Elecampane 019927
- Dr Duke's list of 20 plants to help with headaches 018056
- Dr Duke's list of anti-anxiety activity for Hops 012419
- Dr Duke's list of Anti-inflammatory activity for Hops 018117
- Dr Duke's list of anti-viral activity for Hops 012410
- Dr Duke's list of Plants containing ARGININE 017958
- Dr Duke's list of Plants containing HISTIDINE 019061
- Dr Duke's list of Plants containing LYSINE 017957
- Dr Duke's list of Plants containing PHENYLALANINE 017936
- Dr Duke's list of Plants containing PROLINE 017956
- Dr Duke's list of Plants Containing QUERCETIN 021446
- Dr Duke's list of Plants containing SELENIUM 020550
- Dr Duke's list of plants for Superactivity Arteriosclerosis/Atherosclerosis 017744
- Dr Duke's list of plants having chemicals with vasodilatory activity 017836
- Dr Duke's list of plants with a diuretic activity 012389
- Dr Duke's list of plants with a large number of chemicals having antiviral activity 017909
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Anti-aggregate activity 017520
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antiacne Activity 018404
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antialcoholic Activity 018406
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antibacterial activity 018352
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Anticancer (forestomach) activity 018458
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Anticancer (pancreas) activity 018464
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antichilblain activity 018366
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antidiabetic activity 018473
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with AntiEBV activity 018295
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antiflu activity 019584
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antiglaucomic activity 019952
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antihelicobacter activity 018402
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antihemorrhagic activity 018446
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antiherpetic activity 018391
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antihypertensive activity 018444
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antileukemic activity 019585
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antimalarial activity 018057
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antiosteotic activity 018450
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antitinnitic activity 018434
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Metal chelating ability from FERULIC ACID - PART 1 018253
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Superactivity Premenstrual Syndrome/PMS activity 019158
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Tranquilizer activity 018138
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Vulnerary activity 018927
- Dr Dukes list of plants with high concentrations of Antiestrogenic activity 017913
- Dr Dukes list of plants with high Estrogenic activity 017911
- Ebulum Elderberry Ale 016964
- Grozet Gooseberry Lager 016963
- Hops and viruses 005326
- Primitive Physic: or An Easy and Natural Method of Curing Most Diseases - John Wesley 08 024646
- PubMed paper - Beer and anaemia 005484
- Roisin Tayberry Ale 016966
- Tonic Stout 006753
- Valerian, hops and insomnia 010370