Tantalus said:the 2 plants are distantly related
one of the tricks used to be to graft hemp onto a hop plant where it grows and looks just like hops, just dont say i told ya so
Tant
Yes, the hop plant and cannabis sativa (hemp) plant are related.
Hop flowers contain a mild sedative also, as well as phenolic compounds that act as a preservative. When the addition of hops to ale, to give beer, was introduced to England by Dutch brewers, there was a bit of resistance from the "real ale" lovers, who complained that the virile, strength-giving English brew was being replaced by a horrid, bitter, torpor-inducing foreign potion.
I have heard of grafting hop plants onto certain strains of cannabis plant, in order to concentrate THC (tetra-hydro-cannabinol, IIRC) in the hop flowers... I don't know if it works, but I'm sure that it has been tried as a legitimate experiment in some university in the UK. In the interests of Science, you understand.
Keith.
