Hangover remedies consist of foods, dishes, and medicines, that have been described as having a theoretical potential for easing or alleviating symptoms associated with the
hangover.[7]
List of hangover foods
Scientific
Asparagus:[8] In a small cell-based study, concentrated asparagus leaf extract showed marginal harmful by-product scavenging capabilities. This may mean that there is physiological effect, but further research is necessary.
The following foods and dishes have been described as having a theoretical potential for easing or alleviating symptoms associated with the hangover. Hangover foods have not been
scientifically proven to function as a remedy or cure for the hangover.[12][13][14][15]
Kishkiyya – a porridge in
Iraqi cuisine from the 10th century that was consumed in
Baghdad, it was prepared using ground wheat and meat.[45]
Luwombo – A dish in
Ugandan cuisine consisting of meat, peanuts called
luwombo and vegetables that is steamed in a banana leaf and typically served with a side dish of
plantains.[23]
While recommendations and
folk cures for foods and drinks to relieve hangover symptoms abound, hangover foods have not been
scientifically proven to function as a remedy or cure for the hangover.[12][13][14][15]
^
abPenning R, van Nuland M, Fliervoet LA, Olivier B, Verster JC (June 2010). "The pathology of alcohol hangover". Current Drug Abuse Reviews. 3 (2): 68–75.
doi:
10.2174/1874473711003020068.
PMID20712596.
^Linderborg, K; Marvola, T; Marvola, M; Salaspuro, M; Färkkilä, M; Väkeväinen, S (March 2011). "Reducing carcinogenic acetaldehyde exposure in the achlorhydric stomach with cysteine". Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 35 (3): 516–22.
doi:
10.1111/j.1530-0277.2010.01368.x.
PMID21143248.
^
abPaulsen FM (April–June 1961). "A Hair of the Dog and Some Other Hangover Cures from Popular Tradition". The Journal of American Folklore. 74 (292): 152–168.
doi:
10.2307/537784.
JSTOR537784.
^Mocelin, R; Marcon, M; D'ambros, S; Herrmann, AP; da Rosa Araujo, AS; Piato, A (February 2018). "Behavioral and Biochemical Effects of N-Acetylcysteine in Zebrafish Acutely Exposed to Ethanol". Neurochemical Research. 43 (2): 458–464.
doi:
10.1007/s11064-017-2442-2.
hdl:10183/218252.
PMID29196951.
S2CID3284902.
^Whitmire, D.; Tedder, J.; Craig, S.; Brown, S. (2008). "The effect of an amethystic product on ethanol in humans". Drug Metabolism and Drug Interactions. 23 (3–4): 283–290.
doi:
10.1515/DMDI.2008.23.3-4.283.
PMID19326771.
S2CID1719222.
Hangover remedies consist of foods, dishes, and medicines, that have been described as having a theoretical potential for easing or alleviating symptoms associated with the
hangover.[7]
List of hangover foods
Scientific
Asparagus:[8] In a small cell-based study, concentrated asparagus leaf extract showed marginal harmful by-product scavenging capabilities. This may mean that there is physiological effect, but further research is necessary.
The following foods and dishes have been described as having a theoretical potential for easing or alleviating symptoms associated with the hangover. Hangover foods have not been
scientifically proven to function as a remedy or cure for the hangover.[12][13][14][15]
Kishkiyya – a porridge in
Iraqi cuisine from the 10th century that was consumed in
Baghdad, it was prepared using ground wheat and meat.[45]
Luwombo – A dish in
Ugandan cuisine consisting of meat, peanuts called
luwombo and vegetables that is steamed in a banana leaf and typically served with a side dish of
plantains.[23]
While recommendations and
folk cures for foods and drinks to relieve hangover symptoms abound, hangover foods have not been
scientifically proven to function as a remedy or cure for the hangover.[12][13][14][15]
^
abPenning R, van Nuland M, Fliervoet LA, Olivier B, Verster JC (June 2010). "The pathology of alcohol hangover". Current Drug Abuse Reviews. 3 (2): 68–75.
doi:
10.2174/1874473711003020068.
PMID20712596.
^Linderborg, K; Marvola, T; Marvola, M; Salaspuro, M; Färkkilä, M; Väkeväinen, S (March 2011). "Reducing carcinogenic acetaldehyde exposure in the achlorhydric stomach with cysteine". Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 35 (3): 516–22.
doi:
10.1111/j.1530-0277.2010.01368.x.
PMID21143248.
^
abPaulsen FM (April–June 1961). "A Hair of the Dog and Some Other Hangover Cures from Popular Tradition". The Journal of American Folklore. 74 (292): 152–168.
doi:
10.2307/537784.
JSTOR537784.
^Mocelin, R; Marcon, M; D'ambros, S; Herrmann, AP; da Rosa Araujo, AS; Piato, A (February 2018). "Behavioral and Biochemical Effects of N-Acetylcysteine in Zebrafish Acutely Exposed to Ethanol". Neurochemical Research. 43 (2): 458–464.
doi:
10.1007/s11064-017-2442-2.
hdl:10183/218252.
PMID29196951.
S2CID3284902.
^Whitmire, D.; Tedder, J.; Craig, S.; Brown, S. (2008). "The effect of an amethystic product on ethanol in humans". Drug Metabolism and Drug Interactions. 23 (3–4): 283–290.
doi:
10.1515/DMDI.2008.23.3-4.283.
PMID19326771.
S2CID1719222.