Hop extract has been used for medical purposes since ancient times, as this plant is a valuable storehouse of nutrients. Hops are used to treat nervous disorders, improve the functioning of the sexual sphere in women, and also as an anti-inflammatory and antioxidant agent.
What are hops?
Hop is a perennial plant that winds its base in a clockwise direction and has female and male inflorescences of different shapes. In autumn, female flowers become precisely those cones that are used for brewing and the production of medical raw materials. It grows almost everywhere, but loves a lot of sun and a temperate climate.
Composition
Hop extract extracted from the fruit contains the following substances:
- Vitamins: retinol, beta-carotene, nicotinic acid, thiamine, riboflavin, folic acid, pyridoxine, pantothenic acid, choline, ascorbic acid and tocopherol.
- Minerals: calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, sodium, iron, potassium, sulfur, zinc, chlorine, iodine, manganese,selenium, copper and fluorine.
- Fiber.
- Organic and bitter acids.
- Essential oil.
- Flavonoids.
- Phytoestrogen (8-prenylnaringenin).
- Antioxidants.
Hop cone extract properties
Hop is able to improve he alth conditions, having a beneficial effect on the body. Due to its beneficial properties, hop extract has the following effects:
- Calming (improves sleep, balances mood, relieves nervous excitement, removes irritability, anxiety and fear).
- Anti-inflammatory (relieves swelling, pain, redness in the area of inflammatory formation).
- Immunostimulatory (resists infectious agents that attack the body).
- Antioxidant (helps fight the formation of cancerous (mutating) and premature death of he althy cells).
- Improving sexual function in women (relief of premenstrual syndrome, delaying menopausal changes, fighting mastopathy).
- Vascular strengthening (strengthening the walls of blood vessels, nutrition of the heart muscle, blood thinning, normalization of blood pressure).
- Hepatoprotective (improvement and restoration of liver cells, improvement of the biliary tract).
- Anspasmodic (relaxation of the smooth muscles of the internal organs, including the removal of intestinal colic).
- Rejuvenating (improving complexion, improving hair, preventing hair loss and brittleness).
- Diuretic (improvementkidney function, elimination of toxins and waste).
- Healing (treatment of dermatitis, inflammatory rashes, leg ulcers).
Hop-based medicines
Preparations containing common hop extract are available in combined and pure form, applied topically or orally.
In its pure form, hops are represented by:
- Dietary supplement "Hop cones" domestic manufacturer "Horst" with the active ingredient lupulin.
- Biologically active supplement of the manufacturer "Biotika-S" "Common hops" is sold in cans of 60 pieces.
- Hops oil extract from Miracle Doctor is available for topical use.
- Common hop CO2-subcritical extract suitable for external use, not taken internally.
Combined herbal preparations containing hops:
- In the tablets "Evening Dragee", manufactured by the company "Biokor" (Russian Federation), in addition to the dry extract of hops, they contain valerian root and mint oil.
- Novo-Passit, produced in the Czech Republic, contains the combined substance guaifenesin, as well as ordinary hop fruits, elder flowers, valerian root, hawthorn, lemon balm, St. John's wort, passionflower.
- Soothing collection No. 1 of domestic producers contains mint, lemon balm, St. John's wort, valerian root, chamomile, hop cones.
- "Relaxen", which is a dietary supplement of the company LLC "Pharmacorproduction", made in Russia, contains hops and Baikal skullcap.
- "Milona-8" in tablets of one hundred pieces produced by "Evalar" (Russia) in addition to hops consists of motherwort, valerian, oregano, mint and lemon balm.
- "Sleep Formula" of the pharmaceutical company "Evalar" contains escholcia, magnesium, B vitamins (thiamine, pyridoxine, cyanocobalamin), motherwort and hops. Available in tablets of 40 per pack.
- "Mastonorm" of the Russian company "Alfavit" consists of hogweed, red kopek, cyanosis, hops and chicory.
Indications for use
"Hop cones" are suitable for use in irritability, nervous excitement, insomnia, headache, skin inflammation.
"Hops ordinary" is prescribed to calm the nervous system, to accelerate the healing and restoration of the skin and mucous membranes, accelerate hair growth, regulate the menstrual cycle, correct menopausal changes.
Hop oil extract is used for rubbing diseased joints, getting rid of stretch marks on the skin of the abdomen formed during pregnancy.
"Evening dragee" is good for insomnia, improves digestion, prevents arrhythmia, relieves spasmodic pain, removes toxins from the urine.
"Novo-Passit" eliminates nervous tension, improves sleep, relieves migraine, headache, reduces itching of the skin, eliminates spasms, reduces the manifestations of menopause.
Sedative collection No. 1 is used for disorders of the nervous system, inas an antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory and tonic.
"Relaxen" is recommended for stopping anxiety, increasing endurance, improving sleep, normalizing blood pressure, getting rid of tension headaches, increasing memory.
"Milona-8" has a mild sedative and anti-anxiety effect, has an anti-inflammatory and antispasmodic effect.
"Sleep Formula" favors the rapid onset of restful sleep, relieves nervous tension, normalizes blood pressure, strengthens the nervous system.
"Mastonorm" is used by gynecologists for failures of menstruation and their pain, for the treatment of mastopathy, fibroids, cystic changes in the ovaries, cervical erosion, to alleviate the condition with premenstrual syndrome, to normalize hormonal levels, reduce menopausal symptoms in women, improve the condition nervous system.
Contraindications
"Hop cones" are not used for known episodes of intolerance to this plant.
Common Hops should not be used if you are allergic to hops, pregnant or breastfeeding.
Hop oil extract is not used for individual sensitivity to the active substance.
"Evening dragee" is contraindicated in case of allergy to constituent substances, pregnancy and lactation.
Novo-Passit should not be taken for myasthenia gravis, epilepsy, allergies and children under 12.
Soothing collection No. 1 is not prescribed for individual intolerance to the herbs included incomposition.
"Relaxen" is contraindicated for pregnant and lactating mothers, with allergic reactions to skullcap and hops.
"Milona-8" is not accepted by pregnant and lactating women, with individual intolerance.
"Sleep Formula" should not be drunk during pregnancy and breastfeeding, a known allergy to the medicinal components of this drug.
"Mastonorm" is not prescribed during pregnancy and lactation, as well as allergies to active ingredients.
How to use hop extract
Topical application of preparations with oil in the composition is designed for massage, body wraps, face and hair masks and applications on dermatitis affected areas. Oil extracts can be purchased and ordered in all cities of Russia.
Decoction of the cones is used for rinsing the mouth, washing wounds, skin applications, reducing acne and improving hair growth. To prepare a decoction, you can use the powder of dry hop extract. The availability of this drug in the form of a powder in Moscow can be checked in pharmacies or ordered in online pharmacies with delivery.
Inside in tablets and capsules, use only as directed by a doctor, taking into account contraindications and side effects.
Use in cosmetology
Hop cones extract is used in the manufacture of cosmetic products for face and hair care (shampoos, balms, masks, creams, etc.).
In addition, using oil or powder from this plant, you canenrich your cosmetics at home or make your own masks, rinses and emulsions.
Hop helps fight dandruff, gives hair strength and thickness, saves from baldness.
The skin of the face and body is useful for prolonging youth, fighting wrinkles, acne, dermatitis and other inflammatory rashes.
Unwanted effects
Hop cones can cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, headache and weakness.
Hop oil extract can lead to skin irritation and redness, rashes.
"Evening Dragee" can cause nausea, dizziness, weakness, drowsiness, rash and itchy skin.
Novo-Passit occasionally causes nausea, vomiting, heartburn, stool disturbances, drowsiness, decreased concentration, dizziness, skin rash, muscle weakness.
Sedative collection 1 can cause an allergic rash.
Relaxen, Milona-8, Sleep Formula, Mastonorm can lead to sensitivity reactions, manifested by itching, rash and redness.
