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Re:Beyond the Brew: The Medicinal Power of Hops by nkrisc on Monday September 02, 2024 @08:37AM (#41424923)
I don’t mean that medicinal plants developed those properties to benefit us, but rather it may have evolved as a response to some animal for some purpose, and it happens to be beneficial to us in some way.

Take caffeine for example, likely it evolved as a defense against pests.

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Re:Beyond the Brew: The Medicinal Power of Hops by Modified3019 on Monday September 02, 2024 @11:29AM (#41426264)
Caffeine at low levels in flowers can stimulate insect activity and even potentially memory, increasing pollination activity.

At higher concentrations yeah it’s an insecticide.

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Re:Beyond the Brew: The Medicinal Power of Hops by nkrisc on Monday September 02, 2024 @11:36AM (#41426328)
Cool, I didn’t know that. But all the same, the same principle applies.
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