Top home remedies for hangoversSafe, effective herbs for hangoverEffective home remedies for hangovers follow below. Before getting to our favorite herbs for hangover, a few helpful facts about the common, uncomplicated hangover.
In a way, a common hangover is the junior brother of the alcoholic’s "alcohol withdrawal syndrome" complete with its host of symptoms. Headaches occur as blood vessels initially open widely when drinking which causes a rush of blood to the brain. Alcohol also acts as a diuretic, so there is fluid loss complete with accompanying headache. Alcohol irritates the stomach and central nervous system leading to nausea. Finally, the impurities and toxins from alcohol contribute to overall lousy feeling and fatigue. Lighter looking alcohol, like vodka, contains fewer additives and so should suppress hangover. No telling how much is too much when it comes to alcohol as tolerance varies according to person’s weight, frequency of use and the kind of alcohol consumed. In addition to using some herbal remedy for hangover, there are a few things you can generally do pre and post drinking to suppress or lessen effects of drinking. Drink water before, during, right after drinking and upon waking. Try sticking to light colored alcohol. Use bitters to reduce hangover symptoms (more below). Specific home remedies for hangover
* Chincona (and other bitters) are good herbs for hangovers. Chincona is a bitter bark that lends tonic water its flavor and comprises quinine is an important herb for hangover in China. Using any bitters in tea helps because the biters are useful as is the water that bitters are blended into. Use a few drops of Angostura Bitters to a cup of hot water.* Dandelion is another good herbal remedy for hangover, still another example of a bitter that can be used to relieve hangover. It relieves stomach ache, helps burn alcohol and repair free radicals caused by alcohol consumption. Dried root in a cup of hot water or 50 drops of tincture should help immensely. Gingko seeds are served at dinner parties in Japan to prevent hangover. Scientific studies suggest the seeds contain an enzyme that speeds up metabolism of alcohol. So, nibble on gingko seeds during and after drinking alcohol. You can also take 3, 40 mg capsules per day. Milk thistle, protects the liver from many toxins including alcohol. Take recommended amount of capsules before and after drinking and every day if you are suffering from alcoholism. Click for our helpful page milk thistle for the liver Peppers, red or chili, containing capsaicin, are excellent home remedies for hangover. Put some dried, ground or powdered cayenne in a glass of tomato juice. Wintergreen and willow contains an herbal form of aspirin which reduces headache. Use powdered willow bark or wintergreen tops and flowers to make a soothing, anti-hangover tea. Honey is a good herbal remedy for hangover as are other fructose-rich foods. That’s because fructose helps metabolize alcohol. Many fruits contain fructose including dates that are 30% fructose so munch a couple of dates after drinking alcohol. As mentioned above, the loss of water resulting in a state of dehydration, seems to be a key to hangover. For more on this, visit our page on alcohol and dehydration 
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