Hops is valued for its effects in nervous digestive disorders. Indigestion worse with stress. Colitis, irritable bowel syndrome. Bloating. Anorexia. Nervous irritability and unrest. Insomnia from mental over activity, stress. Pain (esp. Mouth, ear, muscles, neuralgic; int. and ext.). Sexual over stimulation. Contains estrogenic substances; has been used for PMS, pain at onset of menses. Promotes milk flow.