Hop cones

Hop cones are a raw material of plant origin that is the fruit of the climbing plant Hops common or Húmulus lúpulus. The plant belongs to the genus Khmeli from the vast Konoplev family. Modern science knows about two main types of hops. Usually, for culinary purposes, as well as in the food industry and pharmacological production, common hop cones are used.

The distribution range of common hops is limited by the temperate climate of Eurasia, as well as North America. Often common hops can be found in Morocco. Usually hops choose river valleys for growth, as well as thickets located along the banks and ravines. In its appearance, common hops are a climbing plant that usually reaches 7 meters in length. The hop leaves are three- to five-lobed and have pointed edges. The hop plant blooms in the month of July-August.

The fruits or cones of common hops ripen in the month of August and September. The composition of hop cones contains a huge amount of biologically active compounds, thanks to which the fruits of the plant are actively used in various production industries. The unique healing, as well as the consumer properties of hop cones, are primarily due to the chemical composition of the plant's coproducts.

Hop cones contain essential vegetable oils, as well as hop resins, wax, bitter and tannins, hop acids, as well as wax, choline, nicotinic acid, gum, flavonides and other biologically active compounds of natural origin. From hop cones, vegetable oil is obtained, which has a number of distinctive abilities that are used in medicine. The unique distinctive properties of hops have long been used in cooking.

Coproduction or hop cones collected during the beginning of ripening, plants are traditionally used in baking for baking bread and bakery products. In addition, the tannins contained in hop cones are an important ingredient that is used in the wort preparation process. In brewing, as well as in the process of producing strong alcoholic beverages, both co-fruits or hop cones themselves and essential oil obtained on the basis of natural raw materials are used.

Hop cones, and also vegetable oil obtained from plant co-fruits are actively used in pharmacological production for production of medicinal products, which have a positive effect on the cardiovascular system of the human body. In folk medicine, hop cones are used to make various medicinal infusions and decoctions, which are used as a sedative and sedative.

Hop bumps help calm the nervous system and also help in the prevention and treatment of cystitis. Extracts that have antibacterial properties are made from hop cones. In addition, extracts obtained on the basis of hop co-fruits are used in hormone therapy.