Hops (Organic) - Humulus lupulus

Botanical name: Humulus lupulus

Other names: Vigne du nord

Distribution: Indigenous to Northern Eurasia and cultivated worldwide

Origin : New Zealand

Pliny appears to have been the first to mention hops; Dioscorides was not yet aware of the plant. It is first referred to by name in medieval manuscripts, which also make mention of homularien, “hops gardens”, a reference not to cultivated fields but to large wild occurrences of the plant. Hops also appears in the work of all of the fathers of botany and was botanically described by Linnaeus.

Today, hops is the most commonly used beer additive. This use was invented toward the end of the middle-ages by Christian monk, who had a great interest in the anaphrodisiac qualities of hops flowers. However, the use of hops as a beer additive did not become commonplace until the 16th century, when the Bavarian Purity Law (the first German drug law) was promulgated.

Our Hops

Our Hops is higher quality because it's freshly harvested by knowledgeable family farmers, as well as it's stored in the cold and dark. It contains a high content of essential oils.

Our Hops is ethically harvested by local family farmers.

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Our products are of the highest quality but they have not been certified by the FDA neither Health Canada for human consumption. Therefore, we have to specify that they cannot be sold for human consumption. They are sold for incense and soap making purposes, decorative purposes and/or legitimate ethnobotanical research. The information given about the plants is for academic purposes only and not intended to be used medically. TrancePlants, its suppliers, agents, employees and distributors cannot be held accountable for any misuse of the products offered.