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lu·pu·lin

(lū'pū-lin),
A sticky, yellowish, granular material consisting of entire multicellular glandular hairs (trichomes) from the fruit and bracts of the hop vine, Humulus lupulus; the essential oils and resins of these glandular hairs are responsible for the characteristic bitter taste of beer or medicinals made from hops; has been used as an antispasmodic and sedative.
Synonym(s): humulin
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lupulin

(lo͞op′yə-lən)
n.
A yellowish-brown substance obtained from glands at the base of the strobili of the hop plant, containing essential oils and formerly used in medicine as a sedative.
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lupulin

Herbal medicine
A term for the two major components of hops: a bitter resin (which contains humulone, lupulone and valeronic acid) and volatile oils (which contain beta-caryophyllene, farnescene, humulene and myrcene).
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