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Hops
Humulus lupulus
Hops · Almindelig humle · Bine · Common Hop · Common Hop (EN) · Common Hop, Hops · Common Hops · Common hop, Hops · European hop · Gewöhnlicher Hopfen · Gewöhnlicher Hopfen (DE) · Hop · Hopfen
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Turkey, US, US(OR), Germany, Nepal, UK, USSR, China
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Anaphrodisiac, Antiseptic, Astringent, Bitter-Principle
Science studied: ADHULUPONE, ADHUMULONE, ALPHA-ALANINE, ALPHA-AMINO-ADIPIC-ACID
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Cannabaceae
Scientific name: Humulus lupulus
Common names: Hops, Almindelig humle, Bine, Common Hop, Common Hop (EN), Common Hop, Hops, Common Hops, Common hop, Hops, European hop, Gewöhnlicher Hopfen, Gewöhnlicher Hopfen (DE), Hop, Hopfen
History
The source record documents this plant in Turkey, Elsewhere, US, US(OR), Germany, Nepal, UK, USSR and 3 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Anaphrodisiac
- Antiseptic
- Astringent
- Bitter-Principle
- Boil
- Cancer
- Diuretic
- Dyspepsia
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- Fever
- Hypnotic
- Nerves
- Nervine
- Poultice
- Rheumatism
- Sedative
- Shampoo
- Soporific
- Stomachic
- Sudorific
- Tea
- Tonic
- Tumor(Liver)
- Vermifuge
- Anodyne
- Cystitis
- Debility
- Inflammation
- Tuberculosis
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Turkey
- Elsewhere
- US
- US(OR)
- Germany
- Nepal
- UK
- USSR
- China
- Belgium
- Spain
Documented cultural uses
- Anaphrodisiac
- Antiseptic
- Astringent
- Bitter-Principle
- Boil
- Cancer
- Diuretic
- Dyspepsia
- Fever
- Hypnotic
- Nerves
- Nervine
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- Poultice
- Rheumatism
- Sedative
- Shampoo
- Soporific
- Stomachic
- Sudorific
- Tea
- Tonic
- Tumor(Liver)
- Vermifuge
- Anodyne
- Cystitis
- Debility
- Inflammation
- Tuberculosis
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- A Comprehensive Study of Hops (<i>Humulus lupulus</i> L.): Botany, Phytochemistry, Cultivation, and Industrial Uses-Brewing, Pharmaceuticals, and Cosmetics. · 2026 source ↗
- Protective Effects of Humulus lupulus L. Extract on CCl₄-Induced Nephrotoxicity in Rats. · 2026 source ↗
- Novel Phloroglucinol Derivatives as Neuraminidase Inhibitors Identified From Humulus lupulus L. Extract by At-Line Nanofractionation Platform. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ADHULUPONE
- ADHUMULONE
- ALPHA-ALANINE
- ALPHA-AMINO-ADIPIC-ACID
- AMMONIA
- AROMADENDRINE
- ASH
- ASPARAGINIC-ACID
- BICYCLOGERMACRENE
- BUTYLISOBUTYRATE
- CADALENE
- DELTA-CADINENE
- GAMMA-CADINENE
- ALPHA-CADINOL
- T-CADINOL
- CAFFEIC-ACID
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- CALAMENENE
- CAMPESTEROL
- CANNABIDIOL
- CARYOLAN-1-OL
- CARYOPHYLLA-3(12)-6-DIEN-4-OL
- CARYOPHYLLA-3(8)-13-DIEN-5-ALPHA-OL
- CARYOPHYLLA-4(12)-8(13)-DIEN-5-BETA-OL
- BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE
- CARYOPHYLLENE-EPOXIDE
- CEROTIC-ACID
- CHOLINE
- CITRAL
- COHUMULONE
- COLUPDOX
- ALPHA-COPAENE
- BETA-CUBEBENE
- CYANIDIN
- P-CYMENE
- DECAN-1-AL
- DELPHINIDIN
- 4-DEOXYCOHUMULONE
- DEOXYHUMULONE
- 4-DEOXYHUMULONE
- 2',6'-DIMETHOXY-4,4'-DIHYDROXY-CHALCONE
- DIMETHYL-AMINE
- 2,2-DIMETHYL-5-OXO-2,5-DIHYDRO-FURAN
- 2-DODECANONE
- EPIGLOBULOL
- 5-ALPHA-ERGOSTAN-3-ONE
- ESTRADIOL
- ALPHA-EUDESMOL
- BETA-EUDESMOL
- GAMMA-EUDESMOL
- FARNESOL
- FAT
- FERULIC-ACID
- FORMALDEHYDE
- FRIEDELIN
- GENTISIC-ACID
- GERANIOL
- GERMACRATRIENE
- GERMACRENE-D
- GLOBULOL
- GLUCOSE
- DELTA-GUAIENE
- HEDERAGENIN
- HEPTYLPROPIONATE
- HEXYL-ISOBUTYRATE
- HUMULENE
- HUMULENE-DIEPOXIDE-A
- HUMULENE-EPOXIDE-II
- HUMULENE-MONOEPOXIDE-I
- HUMULENOL-II
- HUMULOL
- GAMMA-IONONE
- ISOADHUMULONE
- ISOCOHUMULONE
- ISOLEUCINE
- ISOMALTOSE
- ISOPENTENYL-NARANGENIN
- ISOPENTYL-AMINE
- ISOPREHUMULONE
- ISOPRENE
- ISOQUERCITRIN
- ISOXANTHOHUMOL
- JUNIPER-CAMPHOR
- KAEMPFEROL
- KAEMPFEROL-3-RHAMNOSIDE
- KILOCALORIES
- LEDOL
- LEUCINE
- LEUCOCYANIDIN
- LEUCODELPHINIDIN
- LIGNIN
- GAMMA-LINOLENIC-ACID
- LINALYL-ISONONYLATE
- LUPAROL
- MALTOSE
- MANGANESE
- MASLINIC-ACID
- 3-METHYL-BUTANOIC-ACID
- 3-METHYL-BUTAN-1-OL
- 3-METHYL-BUTAN-2-ONE
- 3-METHYL-BUT-2-EN-1-AL
- 2-METHYL-BUT-3-EN-2-OL
- 3-METHYLBUTYLISOBUTYRATE
- 2-METHYL-BUTYL-ISOVALERATE
- 2-METHYL-BUTYL-2-METHYL-BUTYRATE
- METHYL-DECANOATE
- METHYL-DODECANOATE
- METHYL-GERANATE
- METHYL-GLUTAMIC-ACID
- METHYL-HEPTANOATE
- METHYL-HEXANOATE
- METHYL-6-METHYL-HEPTANOATE
- METHYL-2-METHYLNONANOATE
- METHYL-8-METHYLNONANOATE
- METHYL-NONYL-KETONE
- 2-METHYL-5-PENTENYLFURAN
- 4-(4-METHYL-PENT-3-ENYL)1,2-DITHIACYCLOHEX-4-ENE
- 6-(4-METHYL-PENT-3-ENYL)-1,2,3,4-TETRATHIACYCLOOCT-6-ENE
- 3-(4-METHYL-PENT-3-ENYL)-3-THIOPHENE
- 5-(4-METHYL-PENT-3-ENYL)-1,2,3-TRITHIACYCLOHEPT-5-ENE
- 2-METHYL-PROPAN-1-OL
- 2-METHYL-THIA-5-HEX-2-ENE
- S-METHYLTHIO-4-METHYLPENTANOATE
- METHYL-UNDECANOATE
- GAMMA-MUUROLENE
- MYRCENOL
- NEROL
- NEROLIDOL
- NONANYL
- PENTADECA-6,9-DIEN-2-ON
- 2-PENTADECANONE
- PENTYLISOBUTYRATE
- PHOSPHORUS
- ALPHA-PINENE
- POSTHUMULONE
- PRELUPULONE
- PROCYANIDINS
- PROTEIN
- PYRROLIDINE
- QUERCETIN-3'-GLUCOSIDE
- QUERCETIN-3-RHAMNOSIDE
- QUERCITRIN
- RAFFINOSE
- RUTIN
- SELENIUM
- SELINA-3,7-DIENE
- SELINA-4(14),7(11)-DIENE
- BETA-SELINENE
- DELTA-SELINENE
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- SODIUM
- SPATHULENOL
- 5-ALPHA-STIGMAST22-EN-3-ONE
- 5-ALPHA-STIGMASTAN-3-ONE
- SUCROSE
- 2-TETRADECANON
- TETRADEC-9-EN-2-ON
- THIAMIN
- TIN
- TRICYCLO-DEHYDRO-HUMULONE
- 2-TRIDECANONE
- TYROSINE
- 2-UNDECANON
- VIRIDIFLORENE
- VIRIDIFLOROL
- XANTHOHUMOL
- ALPHA-YLANGENE
- CHLOROGENIC-ACID
- COBALT
- ALPHA-CORACALENE
- CUBENOL
- NIACIN
- PECTIN
- PENTOSAN
- CARBOHYDRATES
- GAMMA-ELEMENE
- 4,5-EPITHIOCARYOPHYLLENE
- HEXYLPROPIONATE
- ALPHA-HUMULENE
- LINALOOL
- LUPARONE
- MAGNESIUM
- METHYL-OCTANOATE
- NERYLPROPIONATE
- PALUSTROL
- STACHYOSE
- ALLO-AROMADENDRENE
- GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC-ACID
- 12AROMADENDRINE-EPOXIDE
- ASTRAGALIN
- ALPHA-CADINENE
- DELTA-CADINOL
- CALCIUM
- BETA-CAROTENE
- ALPHA-CARYOPHYLLENE
- CELLULOSE
- CHROMIUM
- COLUPOX
- ALPHA-CUBEBENE
- 2-DECANONE
- DEOXYCOHUMULONE
- DIETHYL-AMINE
- DIPENTENE
- EPICUBENOL
- ESTRONE
- BETA-FARNESENE
- FIBER
- FRUCTOSE
- GERANYL-ACETATE
- GERMACRENE-B
- ALPHA-GUAIENE
- HEPTYLISOBUTYRATE
- HULUPINIC-ACID
- HUMULENE-EPOXIDE-I
- HUMULINONE
- IRON
- ISOHUMULONE
- ISOPARAFFIN
- KAEMPFEROL-3-RHAMNODIGLUCOSIDE
- LINALYL-PROPIONATE
- LYSINE
- METHYL-AMINE
- METHYL-DECA-4-ENOATE
- METHYL-9-METHYLDECANOATE
- METHYL-NONANOATE
- 4-(4-METHYL-PENT-3-ENYL)3,6-DIHYDRO-1,2-DITHIINE
- ALPHA-MUUROLENE
- NEO-CHLOROGENIC-ACID
- 2-NONANON
- OLEANOLIC-ACID
- PHENYLETHANOL
- BETA-PINENE
- POTASSIUM
- QUERCETIN-3-0-RUTINOSIDE
- RIBOFLAVIN
- SELIN-11-EN-OL
- ALPHA-SELINENE
- SILICON
- SQUALENE
- STIGMASTEROL
- THREONINE
- TRYPTOPHAN
- URSOLIC-ACID
- ZINC
- COLUPULONE
- OCTYL-ACETATE
- PHENYLALANINE
- BETA-SELINENE-EPOXIDE-I
- ALUMINUM
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- ACETONE
- ADLUPULONE
- ETHYL-METHYL-AMINE
- CARYOPHYLLA-3-8(13)-DIEN-5-BETA-OL
- CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE
- 3'(ISOPRENYL)-2',4'-DIHYDROXY-4,6'-DIMETHOXY-CHALCONE
- (+)-CATECHIN
- ALLO-CYMENE
- ETHYL-AMINE
- 2,3,5-TRITHIAHEXANE
- EUGENOL
- FARNESENE
- GERANYL-ISOBUTYRATE
- HULUPONE
- HUMULENE-EPOXIDE
- 1,2-EPI-THIOHUMULENE
- 8,9-EPI-THIOHUMULENE
- METHYL-THIO-HUMULENE
- HUMULONE
- LUPULIN
- LUPULONE
- MYRCENE
- 2,3,4-TRITHIAPENTANE
- 6-ISO-PENTENYL-NARINGENIN
- ALPHA-TERPINEOL
- ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL
- BETA-MYRCENE
- BUTYLATED-HYDROXY-TOLUENE
- PIPERIDINE
- PREHUMULONE
- PROCYANIDIN-B-1
- PROCYANIDIN-B-2
- PROCYANIDIN-B-3
- PRODELPHINIDIN-B-3
- SELINA-3,7(11)-DIENE
- TRICYCLOISOHUMULONE
- UNDECAN-2-AL
- DEMETHYL-XANTHOHUMOL
- CARYOPHYLLENE
- CATECHIN
- EPICATECHIN
- LIMONENE
- (-)-EPICATECHIN
- EO
- FIBER(CRUDE)
- FIBER(DIETARY)
- SUGARS
- THIAMINE
- WATER
- ARGININE
- ASPARAGINE
- BETA-ALANINE
- CARYOPHYLLA-3(8)-13-DIEN-5-OL
- ETHYL-HEPTANOATE
- GAMMA-CALOCORENE
- GERANIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER
- GERANYL-PROPIONATE
- HELUPONE
- HISTIDINE
- LUPARENOL
- METHYL-2,5-DIMETHYLHEXENOATE
- METHYL-4-METHYLHEX-2-ENOATE
- METHYL-5-METHYLHEXANOATE
- METHYL-DECA-4,8-DIENOATE
- METHYL-UNDECENOATE
- METHYL-THIO-HUMULONE
- MYRICETIN
- NERYLISOBUTYRATE
- NH3
- OCTYLISOBUTYRATE
- P-COUMARIC-ACID
- PENTENYLISOBUTYRATE
- PHLOBAPHENE
- PROLINE
- QUERCETIN
- QUERCETIN-3-RHAMNODIGLUCOSIDE
- RESINS
- S-METHYLTHIO-2-METHYLBUTANOATE
- SERINE
- TANNINS
- TRIMETHYLAMINE
- VALINE
- 2-METHYL-5-THIA-HEX-2-ENE
- 2-METHYLBUTYLHEPTANOATE
- 2-METHYLBUTYLHEXANOATE
- 2-METHYLBUTYLISOBUTYRATE
- 2-METHYLBUTYLPROPIONATE
- 2-METHYL-PROPANIC-ACID
- 2-METHYLPROPYL-2-METHYL-BUTYRATE
- 2-METHYLPROPYL-ISOBUTYRATE
- 2-METHYLPROPYLPENTENOATE
- ACYLPHLOROGLUCIDES
- ALLOAROMADENDRENE-EPOXIDE
- DIMETHYLVINYLCARBINOL
- GALLOCATECHIN
- ISOVALERIC-ACID
- KAEMPFEROL-3-0-RUTINOSIDE
- M-CAMPHORENE
- METHYLDECENOATE
- METHYLDODEC-8-EN-OATE
- METHYLDODECADIENOATE
- METHYLGLUTAMINE
- METHYLNONENOATE
- METHYLTHIOHEPTANOATE
- METHYLTHIOHEXANOATE
- METHYLTHIOISOHEPTANOATE
- METHYLTRIDECENOATE
- METHYLUNDECADIENOATE
- PROCYANIDIN-B-4
- TRICYCLODEHYDROISOHUMULONE
- TRANS-BETA-FARNESENE
- TRANS-ISOHUMULONE
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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