Very slow action. Although widely used in teas and other compounds in Germany, it is rarely used in the United States. Because it impacts such vital body systems, self-treatment is not recommended. Native to temperate North America, Eurasia, and South America, hops is also cultivated in the Czech Republic, England, Germany, and Australia. The resin in hops has been used for over 1,000 years as a beer preservative and is also a popular herbal sleep aid, though studies on the latter are inconclusive.
Hops are closely related botanically to marijuana.
Smoking hops is not recommended due to unpleasant side effects, and the safety of smoking it is in doubt. Widely cultivated because of their white, yellow, and red flower clusters, these large trees bear big, round brown seeds. Native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Chronic venous insufficiency, or varicose vein syndrome, can be effectively treated by the seeds of the horse chestnut. Used as an aqueous-alcoholic extract, it is dried to a uniform concentration.