The hops grow spontaneously, clinging to the trees, at the edge of the forests, along the running water and on the fences. Prefers regions rich in rainfall. It blooms in the summer months: July-August.
The hops is used primarily as a bittering, flavouring, and stability agent in beer, but this medicinal plant, also called “green gold” has invaluable health benefits. Due to its sedative effect, hops are used in treatments that help to regulate nervous disorders, to cure gastric and rheumatic disorders. A cup of hop cone tea is all you need to get back to a stressful and tiring day at work.
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Did you know that hops is called green gold?
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It has many benefits for us!
I love this photo, I did not know this was hops used for beer. Interesting information too.
The chemical compounds found in hops are main components in flavoring beer.
I thought hops were something like poppies and that one could get addictive to them.
You may have thought this because Hops belong to the family Cannabaceae, which also includes the genus Cannabis (hemp: textile and medicinal plant)
I’ve read about hops in the brewery but I didn’t know about that in the picture.
Haven’t you seen the hops in pictures?
Hops can be use for tea. Have you tried?
I have never tried hops tea.
We produce quite a lot of hops in our country.
For medicinal purposes or for beer production?
For the production of beer. We have 2 breweries.
I know it is used in beer making but interesting about the health benefits
Bitter acids in hops have an antibiotic effect.
I can see why this is called green gold, very valuable to us.