Dude May Hold the Cure!

[DudeAsInCool]

According to a Reuter's Health Report, the 'Hangover Cure May Be Hidden in a Cactus'!

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Mon 28 June, 2004 21:03

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Forget about hair of the dog. A hangover cure may be locked inside the common prickly pear cactus, researchers said on Monday.

The finding came from tests on a group of 55 adults between the ages of 21 and 35 who were given extracts of Opuntia ficus indica, a type of prickly pear cactus, before being fed dinner and told to get drunk.

The men in the study averaged five to six drinks while the women had three to five before they were driven home. They were offered a choice of vodka, gin, rum, bourbon, scotch, or tequila, but told to stick with only one.

Those in the study who received the extract instead of a placebo reported milder hangovers when tested the next morning, according to the research conducted at Tulane University in New Orleans and published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

Read the full prickly story here:

http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml...21&section=news

[alliercollins]

How the hell do they find out stuff like this? Do you just randomly one day say hey, lets try using the cactus for hangovers? Perhaps someone got drunk and tried to eat the cactus. :)

Edit: Hail Dude.

Edited June 29, 2004 by alliercollins

[DudeAsInCool]

How the hell do they find out stuff like this?

Dude doesnt reveal his scientific secrets...

[cjules13]

How the hell do they find out stuff like this? Do you just randomly one day say hey, lets try using the cactus for hangovers? Perhaps someone got drunk and tried to eat the cactus. :)

Edit: Hail Dude.

More like somebody thought it would get them high like peyote so they tried it...

Anyway, only 5-6 drink for a hangover? No wonder they got favorable results. I'd be a good test subject I think... :D

[nate]

if you don't get hangovers at all, you don't need a cure, do you? (in addition to saving a hell of a lot of cash in the process)

[method77]

if you don't get hangovers at all, you don't need a cure, do you? (in addition to saving a hell of a lot of cash in the process)

getting carried away is nice though

[Umma]

I'd beware of those prickly pears...

they come in all colours these days :par-taaay:

ok ok... so I just wanted to use the new party smiley ....

[Warflower]

getting carried away is nice though

I have to agree! :D

[joeyz]

I'd beware of those prickly pears...

they come in all colours these days :par-taaay:

ok ok... so I just wanted to use the new party smiley ....

by the way nice Ads today Dude!