Editing Hops (section)

==Other uses==
[[File:2-methyl-3-buten-2-ol.svg|thumbnail|upright|2-methyl-3-buten-2-ol]]

Hops are used in [[herbal tea]]s, as well as soft drinks including [[julmust]] (a&nbsp;carbonated beverage similar to soda that is popular in Sweden during December), [[Malta (soft drink)|Malta]] (a&nbsp;[[Latin American]] soft drink), [[kvass]]{{citation needed|date=April 2018}} and [[hop water]].<ref name="The New York Times 19 April 2024">{{cite news |last1=Keough |first1=Ben |title=Hop Water Isn't Trying to Be Beer. That's Why We Like It. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-hop-water/ |access-date=14 August 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=19 April 2024}}</ref> Additionally, both the young shoots and young flowers are edible and can be cooked like [[asparagus]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=9 Perennial Vegetables You Can Plant Once, Harvest Forever … And Never Worry About Again |url=http://www.storageprepper.com/9-perennial-vegetables-you-can-plant-once-harvest-forever-and-never-worry-about-again/ |access-date=3 June 2017 |website=8 March 2017 |publisher=torageprepper.com |archive-date=23 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423154418/https://storageprepper.com/9-perennial-vegetables-you-can-plant-once-harvest-forever-and-never-worry-about-again/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="eating">{{Cite news |last=Alexi Duggins |date=18 May 2015 |title='It's like eating a hedgerow': why do hop shoots cost €1,000 a kilo? |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2015/may/18/its-like-eating-a-hedgerow-why-do-hop-shoots-cost-1000-a-kilo |access-date=3 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Francis-Baker |first=Tiffany |title=Concise Foraging Guide |date=2021 |publisher=[[Bloomsbury Publishing|Bloomsbury]] |isbn=978-1-4729-8474-6 |series=[[The Wildlife Trusts]] |location=London |pages=41}}</ref>

Hops may be used in [[Herbalism|herbal medicine]] in a way similar to [[Valerian (herb)|valerian]], as a treatment for anxiety, restlessness, and insomnia.<ref>[http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Humulus+lupulus Plants for a Future: ''Humulus lupulus''] Plants for a Future. Retrieved 4 September 2012.</ref> A pillow filled with hops is a popular folk remedy for sleeplessness, and animal research has shown a sedative effect.<ref name="pmid22849837">{{Cite journal |vauthors=Franco L, Sánchez C, Bravo R, Rodriguez A, Barriga C, Juánez JC |year=2012 |title=The sedative effects of hops (Humulus lupulus), a component of beer, on the activity/rest rhythm |journal=Acta Physiologica Hungarica |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=133–9 |doi=10.1556/APhysiol.99.2012.2.6 |pmid=22849837}}</ref> The relaxing effect of hops may be due, in part, to the specific degradation product from [[alpha acid]]s, 2-methyl-3-buten-2-ol, as demonstrated from nighttime consumption of non-alcoholic beer.<ref name="pmid22849837" /><ref name="pmid22815680">{{Cite journal |vauthors=Franco L, Sánchez C, Bravo R, Rodríguez AB, Barriga C, Romero E, Cubero J |year=2012 |title=The sedative effect of non-alcoholic beer in healthy female nurses |journal=PLOS ONE |volume=7 |issue=7 |pages=e37290 |bibcode=2012PLoSO...737290F |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0037290 |pmc=3399866 |pmid=22815680 |doi-access=free}}</ref> 2-methyl-3-buten-2-ol is structurally similar to [[tert-amyl alcohol]] which was historically used as an anesthetic. Hops tend to be unstable when exposed to light or air and lose their potency after a few months' storage.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 June 2020 |title=How Long Do Hops Last? Do Hops Expire? (With Fridge & Freezer Chart) – Learning to Homebrew |url=https://learningtohomebrew.com/how-long-do-hops-last-freezer-fridge-sealed/ |access-date=28 April 2021}}</ref>

Hops are of interest for [[hormone replacement therapy]] and are under basic research for potential relief of menstruation-related problems.<ref name="planta">{{Cite journal |vauthors=Keiler AM, Zierau O, Kretzschmar G |year=2013 |title=Hop extracts and hop substances in treatment of menopausal complaints |journal=Planta Med. |volume=79 |issue=7 |pages=576–9 |doi=10.1055/s-0032-1328330 |pmid=23512496 |doi-access=free}}</ref>