English name:
Common hop
Local name:
Hmelj
Description:
Perennial climbing plant 5-8 m long. The wrinkled plants climb clockwise. Leaves are opposite, heart-shaped or lobed palm-like, wrinkled. Flowers are unisex, male flowers develop in a panicle, women parts flower in bracts which look like oval globes, suspended downwards and yellow-green colour. Internal shell surface has yellowish to reddish gland like shapes which gives the hop its bitter taste.
Uses:
Usable part:
Flowers
Usage:
It is used for improving appetite, for flatulence, diarrhoea, and insomnia as well as for calming. Young shoots can be used in salads.
