Method of treating a hangover by enhancing the effectiveness of the human immune system
OwnerArthur Vanmoorinventor
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Abstract
There is disclosed a method of treating ill effects of alcohol consumption in a person in need of such treatment, which comprises enhancing the effectiveness of the person's immune system by the administration to such person of at least one aliphatic sulfur compound preferably a sulfur-containing amino-acid derivative having the formula (I) in which A is hydrogen or a carboxymethylene —CH2CO2H group, B is hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and X is hydrogen, or an acyl group —CO—R in which R is an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of such compound.
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A method of treating after-effects of alcohol consumption in a person in need of such treatment, which comprises the administration to such person of mega-nutrient doses of 2 to 20 grams up to five times daily of at least one sulfur-containing amino-acid derivative having that formula (I)
- in which A is hydrogen or carboxymethylene —CH2CO2H group, B is hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and X is hydrogen or an acyl group —CO—R in which R is an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of such compound, provided that the total dose is al least 10 grams daily and not in excess of 100 grams daily.
A method of treating after-effects of alcohol consumption in a person in need of such treatment, which comprises enhancing the effectiveness of the person's immune system by the administration to such person of mega-nutrient doses of 2 to 20 grams up to five times daily of at least one sulfur-containing amino-acid derivative having the formula (I)
- in which A is hydrogen or carboxymethylene —CH2CO2H group, B is hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and X is hydrogen or an acyl group —CO—R in which R is an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of such compound, provided that the total dose is at least 10 grams daily and not in excess of 100 grams daily.
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