Drinking a Bit Too Much? Try Kudzu.

Kudzu, the prolific Asian vine that has become the bane of the American southlands, is good for something, but only if you drink too much. As this Reuters story reports, researchers at McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical Center discovered that people who were normally inclined to down several drinks at one sitting found their desire for alcohol reduced if they took an herbal extract from Kudzu. The story tells us that Kudzu contains isoflavones, antioxidants believed to confer a variety of health benefits, and has been used in China for hundeds of years to treat inebriation. Here’s to your health.