Disappointment for heavy drinkers: all hangover cures useless
Heavy drinkers who have always tried to ward off hangovers after a heavy drinking binge with pills and other ingredients, are in for a disappointment. A study has found that all of these touted cures, are useless.
A group of researchers, headed by Max Pittler from the Peninsular Medical School of Exeter Univerity, studied medical databases and studied the Internet over many months to study various hangover cures from the traditional ones to the new cures in the form of pills and medicines, only to be disappointed in the end.
Every possible cure was studied like: asprin, fructose, artichokes, prickly pears, but none of them proved to be the proverbial cure.
The silver lining in the cloud was however found in borage, a herb of bright blue colour which had a star-shaped flower, traditionally used in decorating gin-based cocktails.
Overall, all their conclusions would sound sobering to drinkers.
"No compelling evidence exists to suggest that any complementary or conventional intervention is effective for treating or preventing alcohol hangover," the researchers had written in the British Medical Journal.
"The most effective way to avoid the symptoms of alcohol-induced hangover is thus to practise abstinence or moderation," it added.
So, party, drink and make merry, but if it leaves a hang over you have only yourself to blame. All you can do till such time that a true hangover medicine is found, is to keep the fingers that hold the glass, crossed in prayer.
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