HOPS ABSOLUTE OIL |
Botanical Name | : | Humulus lupulus | Country of Origin | : | Germany | Solubility | : | Soluble in alcohol, insoluble in water | Specific Gravity | : | 0.86820 - 0.89230 @ 25.00 °C | Optical Rotation | : | (-2)-(+2.5) | Refrective Index | : | 1.470 – 1.494 @ 20 C | Plant Part | : | Leaves and flowers | Blend With | : | It can mix easily with acetaldehyde di-(Z)-3-hexen-1-yl acetal, acetaldehyde ethyl phenethyl acetal | CAS No | : | 8007-04-3 | Flash Point | : | 118.00 °F | Extraction Method | : | Steam Distillation |
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Description : Hops are the dried, flowering part of the hop plant. They are commonly used in brewing beer and as flavoring components in foods. Hops are also used to make medicine. "hops", are the female flowers (cones) of Humulus lupulus, a climbing plant most commonly grown in Europe.
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Constituents : It consists of asparagine, oline, humulene, inositol, lupulin, lupulinic acid, lupulon, manganese, valerianic acid, tannins, estrogenic substances, bitter principle, flavonoids, PABA, picric acids, resin, and vitamin B6. |
Uses : Hops absolute oil is used as a source for pain relief. Its combination of anti-inflammatory and sedative properties make it one of the best essential oils for this purpose. The oil can primarily be used for aromatherapy for pain relief.
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Benefit : Hops is one of a group of "nerve tonic" (nervine) herbs used in traditional herbal medicine for people with anxiety. Hops also been used for hundreds of years as an herbal medicine to treat sleep problems as well as anxiety, irritability, excitability, and restlessness. Valerian primarily functions as an anxiolytic. Anxiolytics relieve anxiety and have calming, sedative effects. |
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