For example C. laevigatum is used in Mexico as a tea under the name "Poleo" or "yerba de Borracho" to cure hangovers, stomach aches, and liver disease.
The ancient Roman nobleman Pliny the Elder described both culinary and medicinal properties of the vegetable, recommending it for drunkenness-both preventatively to prevent the effects of alcohol, and to cure hangovers.
What if somebody had offered the Babe a magic potion to cure hangovers and help him lose weight and buff up those spindly calf muscles of his?
Then there is Unicum, a bitter, syrupy digestive in an orb-shaped bottle that is said to cure hangovers.
Not something you'll find on most Tex-Mex menus, this thick soup of tripe, hominy and chilies is Mexican comfort food, reputed to be good for curing hangovers and jet lag.
Probably they'd been curing hangovers.
Because the tree was obviously special, everybody wanted a piece of it and started to ascribe remarkable properties to it - it would cure hangovers and gonorrhoea.
He believed that cabbage cured hangovers, and as such, carried sufficient power and mystery to invest any moment with the requisite emotional charge.
It is closely followed by caldo de mariscos, a seafood soup which is said to cure hangovers.
Some believe that amazake works well to cure hangovers.