Hops! Not only for beer making, but useful to nourish bodies with strong vitamin and mineral content.
A native of Europe and England, hops is a wild twining vine with dark green, heart-shaped leaves and flowers that look like small green pinecones.
This herb is a standard remedy for PMS and menopause symptoms including anxiety and insomnia. It contains natural estrogens in a sedative formula. Also used for IBS, diverticulitis, mucus colitis, digestive stress, and nervous disorders. Hops has Asparagin to reduce fluid retention and is a liver stimulant and blood cleanser. Hops in tea is useful as a steam inhalant for throat and chest problems.
Hops is often used in night-time tea blends to induce restful sleep. ZZZZZ