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Drug and Alcohol Review Volume 24, 2005 - Issue 6
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Natural medicines for alcoholism treatment: a review

B. J. Xu Department of Food Science and Technology, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University, Daejon, South Korea
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B. J. Xu Department of Food Science and Technology, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University, Daejon, South Korea
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Y. N. Zheng College of Chinese Material Medicine, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China
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B. J. Xu Department of Food Science and Technology, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University, Daejon, South Korea
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Y. N. Zheng College of Chinese Material Medicine, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China
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C. K. Sung Department of Food Science and Technology, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University, Daejon, South KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]
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B. J. Xu Department of Food Science and Technology, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University, Daejon, South Korea
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Y. N. Zheng College of Chinese Material Medicine, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China
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C. K. Sung Department of Food Science and Technology, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University, Daejon, South KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 525-536 | Received 25 Aug 2004, Accepted 04 Jul 2005, Published online: 12 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

Alcoholism is a serious problem throughout the world. The development of alcoholism remedies have medical, social and economical significance. In view of the pitfalls of psychological dependence and adverse behavioural effects of synthetic drugs, the development of low toxicity and high efficiency medicines derived from natural products exhibits expansive market prospects. Based on these considerations, we summarize briefly folk application of traditional hangover remedies and clinical application of herbal complex and patent medicines for alcoholism treatment. We have reviewed the effects of natural medicines on intake, absorption and metabolism of alcohol, as well as the protective effects on alcohol-induced acute and chronic tissue injury. [Xu BJ, Zheng YN, Sung CK. Natural medicines for alcoholism treatment: a review. Drug Alcohol Rev 2005;24:525–536]

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