Posted on 12/21/2005 3:22:43 PM PST by Aussie Dasher
FORGET aspirins, hairs of dogs and hot baths, the only sure way of avoiding a hangover is not to drink in the first place, according to a new study.
Researchers led by Max Pittler of the Peninsular Medical School at Exeter University, surfed the Internet and combed medical databases to study a range of hangover cures from the traditional to the novel. Their research roamed from the humble aspirin to fructose, artichokes and even prickly pears but found no silver bullet.
However, they did hold out some hope for the potential of borage, a bright blue herb with star-shaped flowers used traditionally to decorate gin-based summer cocktails.
But their conclusions were sobering.
"No compelling evidence exists to suggest that any complementary or conventional intervention is effective for treating or preventing alcohol hangover," they wrote in the British Medical Journal.
"The most effective way to avoid the symptoms of alcohol-induced hangover is thus to practise abstinence or moderation."
When I was stationed at Ft. Bliss Tx there was a "cure" mentioned for a hangover, menudo. It's a soup made from tripe (beef stomachs), hominy and chili. I never had the guts to try it. I tend to shy away from eating internal organs because of the ick factor.
I haven't used this for a hangover, but it is my sick tummy favorite soup, sort of based on a Chickasaw recipe:
1 lb ground meat (pork's best)
2 regular sized cans of hominy, and their liquid
1/2 bag frozen bird's eye pepper stir fry vegetables (this is the one with just bell peppers and onions)
3 cans chicken broth
ground black pepper
Paprika
(you use 2 or three times more paprika than black pepper, probably at least half a teaspoon.)
Fry and drain the meat, add the peppers, and when they are about done, add broth, hominy and liquid, and spices.
I have made it with hominy grits when I didn't have the canned hominy.
Simple soup, very easy on a sicky tummy, and probably very nice on a bad hangover. Haven't had one of those since about 1990. Never ever ever intend to get that sick again by my own hand!
Forget the hangover cure... That just sound tastey all on it's own.
It surely is.
'Chaser' is a brand name for RU-21. It works if you take one with every drink. As for the cost, just think of it as an extra $.70/drink. That's not too outrageous.
Just drink lots of water or juice while you're drinking the other stuff. And before you pass ou...er go to bed.
Two fingers of Dickler's Sour Mash and three pints of Iron City Beer will cure any hangover.
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