Hops - Хмељ

Interesting plant, from which several beverages are made. And one is beer. This is a female flower from the plant Humulus Lupulus.


How people found about this plant i am uncertain. But it probably took several victims while testing all kinds of other flower as a main ingredient in creating beer.

Hops have some good sides when you don't over use them. Some of the bad sides that you can get is upset stomach, vomiting and diarrhea.

In 11th century some old breweries created low content alcohol beer that was a safer alternative to untreated water.

Some of the good sides of the hops are :

-Better sleep and relaxation
-Anti-Inflammatory properties
-Relief of menopause symptoms
-Anti-Cancer properties
-Anti-Infection properties
-Anti-Hiv properties
-Anti-Acne properties
-Weight Loss Benefits
-Cardiovascular and liver diseases prevention