Natural Herbal Cures: Hangover

For hangovers, we all know that sleep, a darkened room and the slow passage of time are your best hope for a cure. Meanwhile, occasional sips of warm water with a little fresh Lemon juice squeezed into it, or hot Peppermint tea, will help.

Your head gets the ache but it is your overworked liver that's complaining. Swedish Bitters will help your liver and digestive system cope with both a load of rich food and too much alcohol: take 10 drops of the tincture in a glass of warm water before you go to bed, sipping it slowly, and take another 5 drops the following morning.

Essential fatty acid deficiency, caused by too much alcohol, accounts for much of the misery in any hangover. Here it's Evening Primose oil to the rescue, as some medical students at Harvard established in a neat little trial: their research suggests that half a dozen 500mg Efamol capsules swallowed after too much booze - before going to bed - can make the following dawn a great deal brighter. Even if you forgot the night before, they'll still help if you take them the morning after.

See also: Natural Headache Cures.

Natural Hangover Cures