remedies these were removed from the article while i agree that this had developed severe listcruft surely some citations exist for some of these moved to talk page so people have an idea what to search for potentially beneficial remedies aspirin acetylsalicylic acid taken before turning in to bed before not after sleeping might be effective consuming grams of butyl hydroxy toluen bht prior to drinking is said to counter hangovers by detoxifying acetaldehyde presumably replacing gluthatione bht in this case is supposed to also block alcohol metabolism so the person will stay drunk longer another possible remedy is the consumption of motion sickness medicine or over the counter allergy medicine specifially consuming cetirizine prior to consuming alcohol is reported to counter the hangover supposed remedies note most of these have not been scientifically tested or reviewed in the above articles water this has been recommended scientifically hangovers are mainly dehydration therefore drinking water before during and after a drinking session will greatly decrease any hangover symptoms a glass of water between each alcoholic drink is the best way to reduce hangover as you won't easily become dehydrated this also causes you to drink fewer alcoholic beverages drink as much water before sleeping as possible within reason it may not totally prevent a hangover but it will reduce headache continuing to drink water may help to alleviate symptoms more quickly nux vomica homeopathic remedy milk thistle angostura bitters and soda water defecation vomiting professional massage reflexology foot and other detoxifying practices a glass of buttermilk though many people dislike buttermilk it will calm down your stomach and add liquid to the body having sex or masturbation may increase the release of endorphins which in turn may help reduce the effect of a hangover drinking coffee or other caffeinated beverages caffeine increases the effectiveness of analgesics and therefore may reduce headache severity when used with aspirin or similar medicines coffee has also been shown in some studies to have a protective effect on the liver effective in preventing alcoholic liver disease caffeine is a diuretic which would further dehydrate the body this is generally not a recommended remedy thus tea especially green tea is indicated nicotine once again much like caffeine increases the effectiveness of analgesics and its stimulant effects diminishes many hangover symptoms cabbage leaves or tomato juice bloody mary michelada popular in mexico one part tomato juice one part beer a few drops of worcestershire sauce and or maggi sauce or soy sauce mixing in a tall glass two raw eggs with pepper tabasco sauce and gin although the cysteine in the egg yolk may have a mild benefit the pepper tabasco and gin will have a negative impact colloquially known as a prairie oyster drinking more alcohol is scientifically proven see hair of the dog a well liked remedy this will however only delay the hangover eating seafood is a popular remedy in chile coca cola or pepsi cola otherwise known as black aspirin popular in australia also the red ambulance south african the caffeine bubbles and sugar can be easier to hold down than pure water moreover the low ph helps the enzymes in the stomach and the sucrose partially compensates the inhibition of the gluconeogenesis taking a shower and oscillating between extreme cold and hot temperatures this practice has no effect on the hangover and can be unhealthy seen in the movie the princess bride eating canned asparagus before going to bed purportedly a good cure thanks to the diuretic effects of asparagus again diuretics compound the problem ginseng tea is given to relieve the effects of alcohol if useful it may be for its antioxidant and or vasodilatation microcirculation properties drinking a couple of table spoons of olive oil is said to be of great help common folk medicine has a wide variety of supposed hangover cures a good hangover cure should replace essential nutrients lost by the body while counteracting the influence of residual poisons very few cures do both at once among the more common proposed cures are eating menudo a very common remedy in mexico said to