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Physician's Materia Medica on Hops (humulus)
HOPS (Humulus)
The strobiles of HUMULUS LUPULUS, Lin. Bitter tonic, anodyne, antispasmodic, soporific, anaphrodisiac; especially useful in con trolling irritation of the genito-urinary apparatus, e. g. in priapism, eneuresis and seminal emissions. Locally used in the form of apoultice for its anodyne effect.1
The strobiles of HUMULUS LUPULUS, Lin. Bitter tonic, anodyne, antispasmodic, soporific, anaphrodisiac; especially useful in con trolling irritation of the genito-urinary apparatus, e. g. in priapism, eneuresis and seminal emissions. Locally used in the form of apoultice for its anodyne effect.1
References
1) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.