Alcoholic Poisoning
A few recipes from the straight forward, very practical and ingenious food branch of TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) to cure hangovers from drinking to much alcohol.
a. 15 g tea infused in boiling water for 10 minutes. Drink a large cupful.
b. Put 15 g of withe sugar in 30 ml vinegar. Dilute with hot water, and when the sugar has completely dissolved drink.
c. Take 60. g black soya beans. Add a suitable amount of water and heat until boiling, then drink.
Reference:
Eating Your Way to Health: Dietotheraphy in Traditional Chinese Medicine
P. 66
ISBN 711901885X
My personal tips in order to avoid a severe hangover after a drinking binge:
(water, protein, sugar, salt, vitamins)
Drink a large amount of water
Eat a protein rich snack (ex. eggs and bacon, herring or salmon)
Spice with salt
Take a vitamin pill or a vitamin C
Drink Orange Juice
The body should of curse rest (sleep) to be able to recuperate properly. Drink 2 big glasses of water before going to bed.
The day after. Some light exercise and appropriate massage to relieve tensions may be in place after the circumstances. Some people feel that a walk helps. And my girlfriend recommends a warmth foot bath with herbs against colds and others symptoms of discomfort.
Links:
Hangover wikipedia.org
In: Food, Science · Tagged with: alcohol, medicine, TCM
on May 24, 2009 at 10:55 am
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Interesting post. You have obviously done the research on this. It can be hard to find decent information about this in my experience. i will bookmark this site and check it out again in the future. thanks
on May 31, 2009 at 12:47 am
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Tom Bisio lists the Nei guan Inner Pass acupuncture point P6 of the Pecardium Channel of Hand-Jueyin in his book “A Tooth from the Tiger’s Mouth” about Chinese Sports Medicine TCM on page 217 against hangovers.
on June 8, 2009 at 8:06 am
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According to Chinese Food Therapy Bananas, which are sweet and cold in nature and supports yin, have an antipyretic (reduce fever) and detoxifying effect, and therefore can relieve alcoholism.
Reference: Chinese Foods for Longevity by Henry C. Lu p.123 and Eating Your Way to Health: Dietotheraphy in Traditional Chinese Medicine p. 144.