About Hop Cones for a Golden Brew

As a component of drinks, food, cosmetics, and spice, hops yields a plethora of biologically active compounds. This plant, which was valued by gods and kings through the history, may serve as a basis for pharmaceutical exploitation: not only as a healthy folk medicine but also in a search for the effective sedative, estrogenic, antimicrobial, antidiabetic, and cancerostatic compounds.

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Hops, as a component in various products such as drinks, food, cosmetics, and spice, contains a wide range of biologically active compounds. This plant has been highly regarded throughout history and may hold potential for pharmaceutical exploitation, including as a traditional folk medicine and a source of sedatives, estrogenic agents, antimicrobial substances, antidiabetic compounds, and cancerostatic agents.