Hops Spagyric Tincture
Spagyric tinctures are prepared through an alchemical process that honours the full anatomy of the plant: the spirit, soul, and body. The volatile oils (soul), water & alcohol-soluble components (spirit), and purified mineral salts (body) are individually separated, refined, and then intentionally reunited. The result is a living preparation, not merely an extract, that carries the full life-force and signature intelligence of the plant in an exceptionally bioavailable form.
All of our herbal extracts use organically grown and/or ethically wildcrafted herbs and certified organic food-grade ethanol diluted to specific potencies in filtered and/or distilled rainwater, unless otherwise specified.
Hops (Humulus lupulus) is a member of the Cannabaceae family, traditionally known as an ingredient in the brewing of beer, but equally esteemed in herbal medicine as a bitter sedative with phytoestrogenic properties. Hops has a distinctly bitter flavour and cooling, drying energetics, contributing to its relaxing, descending and decongesting actions on both the gastrointestinal and nervous systems. The aromatic strobiles are rich in bitter acids (like humulone and lupulone), volatile oils, and phytoestrogens (notably 8-prenylnaringenin), allowing for a diverse range of applications including hormonal balancing, digestive stimulation, and tension relief. Hops is often suited to individuals experiencing internal constraint, excessive stimulation, or depletion due to chronic stress or hormonal imbalance.
Traditionally hops has also been used to clear empty and damp-heat, facilitating detoxification whilst reducing infection, inflammation & swelling. Systemically, hops inhibits and balances autonomic metabolic and neuromuscular functions (in a similar way to lavender), modulating autonomic/vagal imbalance and physical digestive stagnation from biliary & gastric insufficiency. Hops also can act as a urinary stimulant, likely due to synergistic action between resins (glycoside asparagin and monoterpene VO fraction).
DOSE BOTANICALS DOES NOT MAKE ANY MEDICAL OR THERAPEUTIC CLAIM WITHOUT CONSULTATION. THIS INFORMATION IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Temperament: cold/hot & dry, slightly moist
Taste: bitter, acrid/pungent, astringent
Organ & System affinity: nervous, digestive (stomach, intestines, liver), genitourinary, heart, skin
Broad Actions: calming, grounding, relaxing, restoring, dissolving, sinking
Herbal actions: hypnotic, mild sedative, bitter tonic (downward moving digestive stimulant), cholagogue, antimicrobial, antispasmodic, astringent, anaphrodisiac, detoxicant, diuretic (& urinary stimulant), inflammatory-modulator, antiseptic, antipyretic [Herbal Action Glossary]
Humors (antipathy): Choleric/Sanguine (secondarily)
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Antipathy in Galenic medicine involved using treatments that possessed qualities opposite to those of the humor associated with the disease. For example, if a patient had a condition characterised by excessive heat, such as a fever, Galenic physicians would prescribe remedies with cooling or cold properties to counterbalance the excess heat. Similarly, if a condition was considered excessively moist, treatments with drying or astringent properties would be employed.
Planetary ruler/s: Venus & Mars - polarised between bitter taste quality, which is mainly cooling & downward moving (Venusian); and the pungent quality, which is relaxing and somewhat stimulating (Martian)
Elemental trait/s: Air
Recommended dose: 5 - 20 drops/d or as advised by your Herbalist/Spagyrist. Apply under tongue for rapid absorption. Alternatively, add to 5mL water. Shake well before use.
1tsp each Tuesday or Friday when working with the 7 Basics
Ingredients: Hops (Humulus lupulus), undenatured organic ethanol 75% (ACO), crystalline mineral salts of hops, distilled rainwater
Safety/Disclaimer:
Contraindications may apply with certain herbs & should not be taken concurrently with certain medications, in pregnancy or while breastfeeding.
DO NOT use with oestrogen-dominant tumour
USE WITH CAUTION OR AVOID with clinical depressive states
Balance with warming & moistening herbs in melancholic constitutions (those prone to coldness, depression, poor digestion, and fatigue)
DOSE Botanicals does not make any therapeutic claim without consultation. Any information provided above is for educational purposes only. Guidance by a knowledgeable health practitioner is advised prior to use.
Keep out of reach of children.
Store below 30°C