Advances in Preventive Medicine / 2012 / Article / Tab 1 / Research Article
Consumer Satisfaction and Efficacy of the Hangover Cure After-Effect© Table 1 Rationale for the ingredients included in After-Effect© .
Ingredients Dose1 Effect Improved symptoms2 Reference Borago seeds oil (22% GLA) 1500 mg Precursor of prostaglandin1 Headache, laziness, being tired [18 ] Magnesium 56.25 mg Might be deficient Withdrawal symptoms [19 , 20 ] Headaches [21 ] B6 vitamin 2 mg Role in immune system Uncomfortable feeling [22 ] B1 vitamin 4.2 mg Might be deficient Impatience, restlessness [22 , 23 ] C vitamin 120 mg Antioxidative properties — [24 ] Fish oil (18% EPA, 12% DHA) 157.5 mg Anti-IL1 effect — [25 ] Pro-inflammatory cytokines↓ — [26 ] Silybum marianum (2% silymarin)80 mg Hepatoprotective properties — [27 –29 ] Opuntia ficus indica (polar extract)60 mg Anti-oxidative properties — [24 ]
1 Total dose of 5 capsules. 2 Only those symptoms that showed a significant improvement during alcohol hangover are listed. GLA: gamma-linolenic acid, EPA: eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and DHA: docosahexaenoic acid.