HANGOVER - CURE KIT

5 HERBS TO KEEP HANDY

Beer, wine and spirits are widely consumed especially during festivity. Chronic alcohol use disorder or occasional binge drinking can cause a wide range of health problems, such as hangover, liver damage and cancer.

The impurities in alcohol (which vary from one type of alcohol to another) can also contribute to the severity of the hangover. In other words, the more pure the alcohol, the less severe the hangover.

Traditional herbs, play a huge role in the prevention and treatment of the problems caused by excessive alcohol consumption.

Herbs: A part of Your Hangover Cure Kit.

1- Ginger (Zingiber Officinale)

Ginger (Zingiber officinale) has been used as an important ingredient in cooking and traditional herbal medicine for a long time. It exhibits antioxidant potential and hepatoprotective activity. 6-Gingerol as the major bioactive constituent of ginger that can efficiently scavenge various free radicals.

Excessive alcohol consumption causes alcoholic fatty liver disease (AFLD). The ginger essential oil and citral exhibited hepatoprotective activity against AFLD has been proven in research studies. Therefore, ginger is effective to prevent and treat hangover and organ damages induced by overconsumption of alcohol through its antioxidant action.

A cup of ginger tea the morning after a heavy night is a cheap way of hitting two birds with one stone. You'll replenish some of that much-needed water, and also get an important shot of stomach-calming ginger.

2- Ginseg (Panax Ginseng)