Complementary therapies for alcohol hangovers

Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 265-268

  Pittler, Max H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Complementary and alternative medicine; Hangover; Randomised controlled trial; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; ALCOHOL; ASCORBIC ACID; ATRACTYLODES EXTRACT; BORAGO OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CHARCOAL; CYNARA SCOLYMUS EXTRACT; FUMARIC ACID; GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; GINGER EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMINE; OLIVE OIL; OPUNTIA FICUS INDICA EXTRACT; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; SUCCINIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; ALISMA; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; FLUSHING; HANGOVER; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LEMON JUICE; MORTALITY; OPUNTIA; OPUNTIA FICUS INDICA; POLYPORUS; SIDE EFFECT; TOMATO;

EID: 9744259593     PISSN: 14653753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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