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KMID : 0665420210360060563
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Korean Journal of Food Culture
2021 Volume.36 No. 6 p.563 ~ p.570
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Effects of a Health Drink Containing the Extract of the Hovenia Dulcis Fruit Stalk and Theracurmin, on Ethanol-Induced Hangover
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Kang Nam-E
Oh Yoon-Sin
Yeo Hee-Kyung
Baik Hyun-Wook
Jang Se-Eun
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Abstract
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The fruit stalk of Hovenia dulcis (H.dulcis) is traditionally used to relieve hangovers in Korea. Theracurmin is a highlyabsorbable curcumin preparation which increases the bioavailability of curcumin. Curcumin is known for its antioxidant andanti-inflammatory effects. However, the role of this combination in lowering alcohol levels in the body, thereby alleviatingthe severity of alcohol-induced hangover has not been investigated. Therefore, we conducted a study to investigate theeliminatory effects of a health drink containing the extract of the H. dulcis fruit stalk and theracurmin (theracurmin drink) onethanol-induced hangover in rats. The theracurmin drink delivered orally to rats 30 mins before the administration of 40%ethanol (5 g/kg body weight), lowered the concentration of ethanol and acetaldehyde in the blood samples collected 1, 3,and 5 h after ethanol administration. Furthermore, the theracurmin drink increased the activities of alcohol dehydrogenaseand aldehyde dehydrogenase enzymes. The effectiveness of the theracurmin drink was thus superior to that of other healthdrink products, suggesting that its consumption may alleviate or prevent an alcohol-induced hangover.
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KEYWORD
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Hovenia dulcis, alcohol, hangover, theracurmin
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