Consumer Satisfaction and Efficacy of the Hangover Cure After-Effect^©

Table 1

Rationale for the ingredients included in After-Effect^©.

Ingredients	Dose^1	Effect	Improved symptoms^2	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]

¹Total dose of 5 capsules. ²Only those symptoms that showed a significant improvement during alcohol hangover are listed. GLA: gamma-linolenic acid, EPA: eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and DHA: docosahexaenoic acid.