Semester 4, Week 5, Day 4

I feel like I slept last night!  I did wake a few times but I woke before the kids.  I laid there for way longer than I needed to because I didn't want to be awake but I was able to get the cats fed and halfway through cleaning the litter box before the children awoke and "helped" me finish that process.  I gave them an English muffin for breakfast to tide them over until I could get time to cook.  I'm working on their lunch right now.  They ate ALL of their breakfast so I'm expecting them to get fussy here soon.  Gonna head that off at the pass if I can.  I enjoyed looking up these actions below this morning.  I thought I had one done before but I guess not.  I guess when I see these things daily, I think I've already learned it and just forgotten in when the reality is I have not looked it up yet, having put it on the back burner.  My son is trying to tear my stove apart...  I'm sure those of you with kids can relate.  There is a reason I call him "Experiment 626". I woke up feeling so positive today and I can say that I still feel that way at this point in the day.  It occurred to me the only real time I get angry these days is when I have to yell at my kids.  They do the same things every day and never learn to stop doing them.  It can be quite frustrating.  This too, shall pass though is it's a normal part of childhood.  Time to go finish cooking.  Love and Light!

On to the actions of Hops!

Antiproliferatives prevent the spread of malignant cells.  This could be termed "anti-cancer" but it's specific to preventing the spread of cells.

Cardiac Depressant slows the heart rate.

Soporific is a fancy way of saying hypnotic, sedative or induces sleep.

Constituents: Humulene and lupulinic acid, both of which are anti-bacterial and are bitters. Volatile essential oil made up of sesquiterpene, humulene, myrcene, beta-caryophyllene, and farnescene. Choline is a b-Vitamin and regulates the liver. Asparagine is diuretic demulcent. Tannin, resin, and valerianic acid she says is formed during storage. Phenolic acids (caffeic acid and chlorogenic acid). Flavonoids: phytoestrogen, 8-prenylnaringenin (this second one here is estrogenic).  In the U.S., lupulin (the pollen substance) is considered separate and has bitter principles and essential oils with give it a sedative action and stomachic action (Petersen, 2018, p. 155-6).  Hoffman (2003) has quite a few more on page 557. Chevallier (20160 says bitter principles (lupulin – humulon (antiseptic), lupulon (antiseptic), valerianic acid), volatile oil (humulene), flavonoids, polyphenolic tannins, and estrogenic substances (p. 104). Heinerman (1996) says humulone (I think some add an “e”) and lupulon (p. 275).  Mills & Bone (2010) says bitter resinoid principles, essential oil (myrcene, humulene, caryophyliene, and 2-methyl-3-buten-2-ol. It also contains chalcone xanthohumol, phyto-oestrogenic constituents (b-prenylnaringenin) and other flavonoids and tannins (p. 468).

Have a Great Day!