Dihydromyricetin
M.Wt: 320.25
Formula: C15H12O8
Purity: >99%
CAS No.: 27200-12-0
Extracts of a Chinese variety of the oriental raisin tree (Hovenia dulcis) could be the answer.
The extracts have been used for 500 years to treat hangovers in China. Now dihydromyricetin (DHM),
a component of the extract, has proved its worth as an intoxication blocker in a series of experiments on boozing rats.
It works by preventing alcohol from having its usual intoxicating effects on the brain, however much is in blood.
Soon, a preparation containing DHM will be tested for the first time in people. "I would give it to problem drinkers who can't
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