Editing Humulus (section)

==Uses==
Hops are boiled with the [[wort]] in [[brewing]] beer and sometimes added post-ferment; they impart a bitterness, flavor, as well as aroma to the finished product.<ref name="Almaguer et al 2014">{{cite journal |last1=Almaguer |first1=Cynthia |last2=Schönberger |first2=Christina |last3=Gastl |first3=Martina |last4=Arendt |first4=Elke K. |last5=Becker |first5=Thomas |title=Humulus lupulus - a story that begs to be told. A review: Humulus lupulus - a story that begs to be told |journal=Journal of the Institute of Brewing |date=September 2014 |doi=10.1002/jib.160 |doi-access=free }}</ref>

In [[pharmacy]] ''lupulus'' is the designation of hop. The dried [[catkin]]s, commonly referred to as hop cones, of the female plant of ''H. lupulus'' are used to prepare [[infusion]] of hop, [[tincture]] of hop, and [[extract]] of hop.<ref name="colliers">{{Cite Collier's|wstitle=Hop}}</ref>

Some of the compounds hops contain are under preliminary research for their potential health properties.<ref name=":0" />