View photos of the medicinal plant Humulus lupulus var. neomexicanus (Western hops), profiled in Medicinal Plants of the Western Mountain States.

A passage from Medicinal Plants of the Western Mountain States:

As an age–old sedative, Hops’ use is broadly indicated by central nervous system excitability. Use it to allay sleeplessness, insomnia, and nervous tension (particularly for women if associated with perimenopausal complaints). Some find its sedative qualities similar to Valerian’s, particularly if dried (upon drying lupamaric and lupulinic acids are converted to isovaleric acid). Hops also combines well with Valerian.