New Edition of the Book "Hops and Health"

On the occasion of the nomination of hops as the "Medicinal Plant of the Year 2007", Dr. Christoph Pinzl (Head of the German Hop Museum in Wolnzach) and Dr. Martin Biendl (Head of Research and Development at Hopsteiner, Mainburg) wrote a book on this subject. Since the first edition is now out of print, a second, updated edition has now been published.

The most important new developments described in the book in the field of hops and health are as follows:

- The sleep-promoting effect of a hop extract has been clearly demonstrated by clinical trials (in patients with sleeping disorders). This hop extract is now available as a so-called rational drug, as its efficacy has been officially recognised by the European Medicines Agency on the basis of scientifically sound data since 2008. Until 2007, hop preparations were only licensed as traditional pharmaceutical products for mild symptoms of restlessness and nervousness...

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