Cat misery following a night of drinking is one of the illnesses that does not require medical treatment. Nevertheless, scientists continue to address the topic.
- Ginseng: Korean researchers first gave a group of 25-year-old men 100 milliliters of whiskey and then a water solution containing red ginseng. A control group received an ineffective placebo following the whiskey. In the ginseng group, the alcohol content in the blood decreased significantly faster – and with it the risk of a bad hangover.
- Pear-Lime-Coconut Water: Indian scientists recently carried out tests on dozens of foods – but they traced the breakdown of alcohol by enzymes in the test tube. Their conclusion: A mix of pear, lime juice and coconut water can potentially help overcome the hangover. Adding cucumber and tomato might enhance the effect.
- Mythos: “Wine on beer, I advise you, beer on wine, don’t do that” – researchers at the University of Witten/Herdecke have exposed this prominent advice to avoid hangovers as a myth with a boozy experiment. Realization: For the hangover, it doesn’t matter in which order you pour beer and wine.
- Bourbon vs Vodka: An experiment by American researchers showed that bourbon causes a more severe hangover than vodka. The scientists attribute this to the fact that bourbon has a proportion of so-called congeners that is around 37 times higher – these are chemical substances that are produced when alcohol is produced.
