In my own limited research, I found dihydromyricetin (used in Asian hangover cures for years as oriental raisin tree extract) to have the most compelling scientific evidence for it, and I’ve tried some products that contain it and given them to my friends, and anecdotally, they seem to have some effect (though it’s hard to say for certain it’s not just placebo). Anecdotally, it seems to work best if you take it both before and after drinking (or between drinks).
That being said, I find your arguments pretty convincing and may add some activated charcoal to the stack (or think a bit harder about what types of alcohol I want to drink)
In my own limited research, I found dihydromyricetin (used in Asian hangover cures for years as oriental raisin tree extract) to have the most compelling scientific evidence for it, and I’ve tried some products that contain it and given them to my friends, and anecdotally, they seem to have some effect (though it’s hard to say for certain it’s not just placebo). Anecdotally, it seems to work best if you take it both before and after drinking (or between drinks).
That being said, I find your arguments pretty convincing and may add some activated charcoal to the stack (or think a bit harder about what types of alcohol I want to drink)
Studies:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3292407/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378874116321328
Haven’t heard of that one—I’ll take a look—thanks.