The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies Bruises, Boils, and Inflammation: A poultice made of crushed hops helps heal bruises, boils, inflamed tissue, and arthritic joints.
Asthma, PMS, and Muscle Spasms: Hops are an antispasmodic and relieve menstrual cramping, muscle spasms, and bronchial spasms from asthma. It also has phytoestrogenic properties, similar to soy.
Harvesting: Time of harvest varies with the climate. Only the female seed cones are harvested and used in brewing, and both the pollinated and unpollinated hop flowers (strobili) are harvested.
Recipes: Valerian and Hops Infusion: 1-quart (1 Li-
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Medicinal Use: Hops flowers are a sedative and
ter) of water, 1 heaping tablespoon of fresh hops, 1 heaping tablespoon of chopped valerian root, raw honey or maple syrup, if desired. Bring a quart (1 Liter) of water to a boil and add the herbs. Cover the pot and turn down the heat to a very low simmer. Simmer the infusion for 5 minutes, then turn the heat off.
stomachic, so they promote sleep and digestion. When used as a sedative, use fresh hops. For other medicinal uses, you may use dried hops.
Anxiety, Insomnia, and a Sedative: Fresh hops are a strong sedative. For insomnia and anxiety, try a combination of hops and valerian root at bedtime. Use dried hops for the anti-anxiety effects without the strong sedative effects.
Digestion: Hops are a very effective bitter. It is an excellent digestive.
IBS and Irritable Bladder: Hops treat the symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome and irritable bladder. The bitter properties and the sedative qualities reduce spasms of both the bladder and the bowel, relieving the symptoms temporarily without affecting the underlying cause.
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Leave the pot covered and allow the herbs to steep for another 45 minutes. Sweeten the infusion with raw honey or pure maple syrup, if desired. Drink 1 to 1 ½ cups of the infusion at bedtime.
Horseradish, Armoracia rusticana Horseradish is a perennial plant that belongs to Brassicaceae (Mustard) Family. It is a root vegetable that is used as a spice or condiment. It is native to the Southeastern Europe and Western Asia and has naturalized to North America. It is also known as Red Cole. My Horseradish root, Anna reg, CC by SA 3.0
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