What's hops flower extract?

Hops are the female flower clusters (commonly called seed cones or strobiles), of a hop species, Humulus lupulus. They are used primarily as a flavoring and stability agent in beer, to which they impart a bitter, tangy flavor, though hops are also used for various purposes in other beverages and herbal medicine.

Xanthohumol (XN) is a prenylated flavonoid found naturally in the flowering hop plant (Humulus lupulus) which is commonly used to make the alcoholic beverage known as beer. Xanthohumol is one of the major constituents of Humulus lupulus. Xanthohumol has been reported to have sedative property, Antiinvasive effect, estrogenic activity, cancer-related bioactivities, antioxidant activity, stomachic effect, antibacterial and antifungal effects in recent studies. However, the pharmacological functions of xanthohumol on platelets were not yet understood, we are interested in investigating the inhibitory effects of xanthohumol on cellular signal transduction during the process of platelet activation.

Specification of hops flower extract

Product name: Hops Extract

Latin name:  Humulus Lupulus L.

Active ingredients: Flavonoids 

Specifications: 4:1,10:1,20:1  Flavone 

Appearance: Yellow-brown Fine Powder 

CAS: 6754-58-1

Molecular Formula: C21H22O5 

Molecular Weight: 354.4 

Testing Method: HPLC

function of hops flower extract

1. With the function of antibacterial, it can inhibit the growth of various bacteria. Such as bacillus anthracis, bacillus, corynebacterium diphtheriae, diplococcus pneumoniae and staphylococcus aureus.

2. With the function of composure, owning composed hypnotic effects to the central nervous system.
3. With a strong estrogen-like effect.
4. Hops extract is beneficial for insomnia and nervousness.
5. Hops extract is valuable as a support for the nervous system.
6. Hops extract can also help to stimulate appetite , dispel flatulence, and relieve intestinal cramps.
7. It can be usefully combined with valerian for coughs and nervous spasmodic conditions.
8. Hops flower extract also has diuretic properties and can be taken for various problems with water retention and excess uric acid.
9. The hormonal effect of hops extract were noticed when female gatherers of the plants got their menstrual cycles early.

Application of hops flower extract

(1)  Applied in food field, adding hops when brewing beer, due to its volatile oil so it has fragrant odor, and having antiseptic effect

(2)  Applied in health product field, to be made into capsule can effective relieve the tension of menopause, upset, anxiety and other symptoms

(3) Applied in pharmaceutical field, for the treatment of acute tuberculous exudative pleurisy, tuberculosis and tuberculoid leprosy