[DOC] [TLE] A Modern Herbal | Hops - Botanical.com [PAR] Much of the value of Hops depends on the abundance of this powdery ... cent of 
Lupulin, the bitter principle to which Hops owe much of their tonic properties. As it 
is, these ripened cones of the female Hop plant that are used in brewing, ... They 
knew not, however, the ale to which Hops give both flavour and preservation. [DOC] [TLE] Hops - Herbs2000.com [PAR] Description of hops, its habitat, medicinal uses, and other useful tips. ... The plant 
is a climbing vine, which gives out scaly and cone shaped fruits called ... years 
now - the hops has been valued for its bitter taste and preservative action. ... the 
reason for its use in herbal medication, and a sedative action has traditionally 
been... [DOC] [TLE] Hops - Medicinal Herb Info [PAR] The hop vine is a perennial fast-growing, twining, climbing plant. ... diuretic, 
febrifuge, hypnotic, nervine, sedative, soporific, tonic, anaphrodisiac, stomachic ... 
Hops give beer its pleasantly bitter taste, improve its ability to keep well, and give 
it certain .... Secrets of the Chinese Herbalists , by Richard Lucas, Parker 
Publishing... [DOC] [TLE] New Age Herbalist: Richard Mabey: 9781856751940: Amazon.com ... [PAR] A herb that is prized in cooking may also be of value against pests in the ... 
Details of the parts of the plant used are followed by a list of its chemical 
constituents. .... The main herbal use is as a sedative and painkiller. ... Its bitter 
components stimulate the liver and gallbladder and are tonic to the digestion and 
mildly laxative. [DOC] [TLE] Medicinal Plant Traditional Uses - Native Orchid Conservation Inc [PAR] Sweet flag is used as a medicinal plant by First Nation people. ... the pleasant-
tasting root can be chewed plain or candied, and is used to ... all species of 
Cypripedium were used as a sedative and a cure for insomnia by F.N. ... It also 
gives a nice bitter taste to the beer. ... European herbalists still use it today in 
cough syrups. [DOC] [TLE] Hops - Wikipedia [PAR] Hops are the flowers of the hop plant Humulus lupulus. They are used primarily 
as a flavoring and stability agent in beer, to which they impart bitter, ... Hops are 
used extensively in brewing for their antibacterial effect that favors the activity .... 
iso-alpha acids or isohumulones, which are responsible for the bitter taste of beer
. [DOC] [TLE] What is Kombucha - Explore what is Kombucha ... - Happy Herbalist [PAR] Happy Herbalist research and library in-depth analysis on Kombucha Tea. ... The 
mushroom or gelatinous gel that forms on the top of the brew produced during .... 
helps the kombucha, and often do both -- PLUS adds a real medicinal value. ..... 
sour as quickly and hold its pleasant taste a few days longer than typical teas. [DOC] [TLE] Medicinal plants & discussion [PAR] A plant's medicinal value is due to the presence in its tissues of some .... waste 
root that foams readily and is used by brewers to give a head to beer. ... 
conditions, in surgical operations and tetanus and as a powerful sedative. .... It is 
very bitter to the taste and is used as a tonic and in the treatment of dyspepsia 
and malaria. [DOC] [TLE] Tea Ingredients, Herbs, Spices & Botanicals | Yogi Tea [PAR] Herbalists value burdock for helping to detoxify the liver. .... It is added to tea to 
impart a light and pleasant sour taste. ... The plant gets its name from its fruits, 
which look like a hooked, gnarled claw. ..... Traditionally used as one of the herbs 
that gives the delicious taste to root beer, Indian Sarsaparilla Root has also been
... [DOC] [TLE] Unusual Medicinal Plant Seeds - Seedman [PAR] This refers to herbs that have a pleasant smell or taste. .... Root powder is 
valuable as a fixative in potpourris. ... but the taste of the berries and leaves is 
extremely bitter so a toxic dose is unlikely. ... It belongs to the Rose order of 
plants, and its slender spikes of yellow flowers, ...... A

Question: This plant that gives beer its pleasantly bitter taste is valued by herbalists as a sedative
Answer: Hops