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Prickly Pear Extract May Ease Hangovers
Posted by Ms. ilovewine on 2004-08-29 22:49:50
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| Researchers at Tulane University in New Orleans, found that volunteers who took the prickly pear extract a few hours before drinking reduced their hangover symptoms by as much as 50 percent compared with drinkers who took a placebo. Unfortunately according to the lead author, Dr. Jeff Wiese, wine drinkers may not benefit from using the Tex-OE extract, because wine contains extra components that may lead to increased inflammation. "Wine, more so than other alcohols, is full of nonvolatile congeners, i.e., tannins, fusel oil, cask oil, etc., which is nice for taste, or can be, but may make the hangover worse," he said. |
WineSpectator.com has the article here |
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