Artichoke is a member of the milk thistle family.Artichoke grows to a height of about 2 m and produces a large, violetgreen flower head.The flower petals and fleshy flower bottoms are eaten as a vegetable throughout the world.

The artichoke was used as a food and medicine by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans.In several countries, standardized herbal drugs of artichoke are manufactured and sold as prescription drugs for high cholesterol and digestive and liver disorders.

Hops were born in the European and American area and Asia originally. In our country,it mainly distributes north of Xinjiang, Northeast, North of China ,Shandong and Gansu. The hops plant is a vigorous climbing herbaceous perennial, usually grown up strings in a field called a hops field, hops garden or hops yard when grown commercially. Many different varieties of hops are grown by farmers around the world, with different types being used for particular styles of beer. 
Historically, beer hops extract was used in folk medicine as a tonic, sedative and anti inflammatory agent to reduce swelling. Today, the cosmetic industry uses beer hops extract in lotions and creams for its skin-softening properties. The food manufacturing industry uses beer hops extract to flavor candy, baked goods and frozen dairy desserts. Beer hops extract is on the U.S. Food and Drug.
 

1.IrritableCholesterol Reduction:

The artichoke has strong choleretic activity (promotes bile secretion in the liver), and choleretics increase the excretion of cholesterol and decrease the manufacture of cholesterol in the liver.

2.Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptom Relieve:

Artichoke leaf extract has potential value in relieving irritable bowel syndrome symptoms.

3.Dyspepsia Relieve:

Dyspepsia is often attributed to insufficient flow of bile from the gallbladder, and there is evidence that artichoke leaf has the ability to stimulate this flow.

4.Liver Function Protection:

The artichoke plant is a member of the thistle family, and like milk thistle, it benefits the liver, protecting against toxins and infection. A Mediterranean home recipe uses fresh artichoke leaf juice mixed with wine or water as a liver tonic.

5.Diabetes Prevention

The carbohydrate in artichokes is in the form of inulin, which has been shown to stabilize blood sugar levels in diabetes