Humulus lupulus (Hop)

  • Rowan McOnegal
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Humulus lupulus (Hop). Rowan McOnegal. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Herbaceous climbing plant, having coarse-toothed leaves and 'hop' flower heads. The cone-like flowers are traditionally used in beer brewing for their distinctive, bitter flavour. The young shoots have also been eaten as a vegetable, rather like asparagus. Extracts containing lupulin have also been used as a galactagogue (to increase the flow of milk in nursing mothers).

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