Hangover remedies

Asparagus

• Asparagus:[8] In a small cell-based study, concentrated asparagus leaf extract showed marginal harmful by-product scavenging capabilities. This may mean that there is physiological effect, but further research is necessary.
• Foods that contain:
  • Cysteine[9]
  • gamma-Linolenic acid[10]
• Drinking water

Drunken noodles, Thai food

Korean hangover soup

A prairie oyster cocktail

Coconut water

A fry up (full breakfast)

Sports drinks

A torta ahogada

The following foods and dishes have been described as having a theoretical potential for easing or alleviating symptoms associated with the hangover. Hangover foods have not been scientifically proven to function as a remedy or cure for the hangover.[11][12][13][14]

• Alcohol - hair of the dog remedy[15][3][4]
  • Bloody mary[16][2]
  • Corpse Reviver[2]
  • Fernet – an alcoholic beverage consumed as a drink choice to avoid the hangover[17]
  • Jägerbomb[2]
  • Underberg – a digestif bitter[2]
  • Vodka[17]
• Water.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Water rich foods:
  • Fruits
    • Banana[18][1][19]
    • Kiwifruit[1]
    • Prickly pear fruit[18]
  • Drinks
    • Caffeinated drinks: No significant correlation between caffeine use and hangover severity has been found.
      • Coffee
      • Espresso[17]
    • Electrolyte replacement drinks
      • Pedialyte[20]
      • Sports drinks[1][15][3]
    • Juices
      • Fruit juice[1]
      • Pickle juice[1][21]
      • Tomato juice[18]
    • Teas
      • Ginger tea[1]
      • Green tea[17]
      • Peppermint tea[1]
    • Coconut water[18][1][15]
  • Vegetables
    • Spinach[1]
    • Tomato[1]
  • Soups
    • Aguadito de pollo – a soup in Peruvian cuisine consisting of chicken, cilantro, vegetables and spices[22]
    • Aguadito – a chunky Peruvian soup made with cilantro, carrot, peas and potatoes[23]
    • Ajiaco[22]
    • Cesnecka – A soup in Czech cuisine that is prepared using a significant amount of garlic[22]
    • Chicken noodle soup[1]
    • Fricasé – A soup in Bolivian cuisine prepared with ribs, hominy and potatoes[22]
    • Haejang-guk – or hangover soup[24] refers to all kinds of guk or soup eaten as a hangover cure in Korean cuisine.[22][21] It means "soup to chase a hangover"[25] and is also called sulguk (Korean: 술국).[26][27]
    • Menudo
    • Miso soup[1]
    • Zurek[22]
    • Tripe soups
• Eggs.[18][1][28] Egg dishes:
  • Ostrich egg omelette – consumed as a hangover food in South Africa[21]
  • Fry up – a British full breakfast[17]
  • Loco moco[22]
  • Omelette[29]
  • Prairie oyster – a cocktail served as a hangover remedy that consists of raw egg, Worcestershire sauce, tomato juice, vinegar, hot sauce, salt and ground black pepper.[17]
  • Ramen[17]
  • Shakshuka[22]
• Greasy foods[13][3]
  • Bacon sandwich
  • Hamburger[28][30]
  • Peanut butter[2]
  • Pizza[28]
  • Fried foods[31]
    • Churros[32]
    • Fried chicken[28][33]
    • Grilled cheese sandwich[34]
    • Poutine[17][21][35]
    • Chilaquiles[36]
    • Revuelto Gramajo – a breakfast hash dish in Argentine cuisine consisting of potatoes, eggs, cheese and vegetables.[22]
    • Youtiao[37][38]
• Staple food
  • Toast,[18] and toast and honey[1]
  • Oats and oatmeal[1][39]
  • Spaghetti[34]
  • Quinoa[18]
• Cassoulet[17]
• Ceviche[17]
• Congee[40]
• Dal bhat[22]
• Drunken noodles[22][21]
• Honey[18][1]
• Kishkiyya – a porridge in Iraqi cuisine from the 10th century that was consumed in Baghdad, it was prepared using ground wheat and meat.[41]
• Luwombo – A dish in Ugandan cuisine consisting of meat, peanuts called luwombo and vegetables that is steamed in a banana leaf and typically served with a side dish of plantains.[22]
• Mustard[42]
• Sushi[28]
• Guobacai – A snack of strong local flavor in Tianjin cuisine, guobacai is a sort of pancake made of millet and mung bean flour.[43]
• Torta ahogada[41]

While recommendations and folk cures for foods and drinks to relieve hangover symptoms abound, hangover foods have not been scientifically proven to function as a remedy or cure for the hangover.[11][12][13][14]

No compelling evidence exists to suggest that any conventional or complementary intervention is effective for preventing or treating alcohol hangover.[10]

• Activated charcoal[48]