CHEM 183 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Edzard Ernst, Hovenia Dulcis, Sunscreen
24 Sep 2018
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Alcohol abuse hangover: factors for severity of hangover, dehydration. Low blood sugar: not sleeping well, dri(cid:374)ks that (cid:373)ake alcohol worse, tequila, whisky, contain substances giving color & taste to drink. ++ congeners = worse hangovers: (cid:1657)sunscreen for alcohol(cid:1658) = hangover cure product, composed of molecule dihydromyricetin (dhm) Can be found in plants (i. e. japanese raisin tree) Some had only 2 rats: tested on humans (19 men & 8 women): . For patent application for product containing dhm: 50% decrease in hangover symptoms, not trustworthy test, no blinding involved, no placebo involved. Took product knowing what it was , opinions are biased: other cures proposed: greasy meal, pederasty = sexual relationship b/w man and boy. = alcohol mechanisms not fully understood yet: most effective ways to reduce hangover symptoms (edzard ernst):
