hop

Names

Common Names

• hop
• hops
• bine
• common hop

Regional and Traditional Names

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Lupulus humulus
• Humulus lupulus var. silvestris
• Waldensia lupulina
• Lupulus communis
• Humulus vulgaris
• Humulus lupulus var. acrocarpus
• Humulus lupulus var. effusus
• Humulus lupulus var. spaltensis

Taxonomical Classification

This plant, known scientifically as Humulus lupulus, belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta. Within the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae, it is categorized under the order Rosales and the family Cannabaceae. Ultimately, its taxonomic identity is defined by the genus Humulus.

Distribution

This plant, known as Humulus lupulus, is widely distributed across several regions in Northern Europe. In the southern reaches of this area, it can be found growing in Denmark. Moving further north, the species is also established in the landscapes of Norway and Finland. The plant's range extends westward to include the islands of Great Britain and Ireland. Together, these locations highlight the specific northern territories where the species thrives.

Plant Parts

Chemicals

Humulus lupulus has 310 reported phytochemicals identified across 4 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Xanthohumol, 8-Prenylnaringenin, Isoxanthohumol, polyphenols, 6-Prenylnaringenin.

Xanthohumol

1. Dr. Duke
2. Pharmaceutical patent analyst
3. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
4. Foods (Basel, Switzerland)
5. Journal of natural products

8-Prenylnaringenin

1. Planta medica
2. Journal of natural products
3. Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.)
4. PloS one
5. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Isoxanthohumol

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of natural products
3. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
4. Bulletin of experimental biology and medicine
5. Planta medica

polyphenols

1. Food chemistry
2. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
3. Foods (Basel, Switzerland)
4. Fitoterapia
5. Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry

6-Prenylnaringenin

1. Journal of natural products
2. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
3. Planta medica
4. Biomedical chromatography : BMC

CHLOROGENIC ACID

1. Dr. Duke
2. Foods (Basel, Switzerland)
3. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Flavonoids

1. Foods (Basel, Switzerland)
2. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
3. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

Lupulone

1. Dr. Duke
2. Foods (Basel, Switzerland)
3. Journal of natural products

MYRCENE

1. Dr. Duke
2. Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)
3. Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany)

RUTIN

1. Dr. Duke
2. Fitoterapia
3. Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)

Activities

Humulus lupulus has 731 reported activities identified across 4 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antioxidant, Estrogenic, Anticancer, Antimicrobial, Sedative.

Most Reported Activities

Medicinal Uses

Humulus lupulus has 49 reported medicinal uses identified across 4 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported uses include anxiety, depression, cancer, inflammation, insomnia.

Most Reported Uses

Preparations