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5 Hangover Cures You’ve Never Heard Of

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Mizzou chapter.

We all know the normal remedies we use to desperately try and alleviate the headache and nausea after a night of too much drinking. We take Advil, chug water, eat greasy breakfasts and sleep. But there are so many more options out there. Through very interesting — and sometimes just gross — research, I have found five unusual cures to kill that hangover.

1. Random medications you looked up online. That’s not sketchy at all. And I’m sure they actually help. For example, you could take liver and kidney drops or sun chlorella tablets. Yummy.

2. Herbal remedies health gurus swear by. Milk thistle, which is apparently produced from the stems of milk thistle plants, is said to help hangovers. Many websites also say weed helps, and, hey, who am I to judge?

3. Rhinoceros horns. Yes, this is apparently a thing. You might have to travel to African grasslands and then find somewhere you can buy poached rhinoceros horns. But then you just grind it up and snort it! Estimated cost: about $200,000.

4. Haitian Voodoo. It is a Haitian practice to stab pins into the corks of the bottles that caused your hangover. I don’t know if I’m convinced this one would work, but at least you could release some of your anger or embarrassment for deeds committed the night before.

5. Dried bull penis. This just sounds like unnecessary punishment — for the bulls and the humans. I know that they don’t just chop them off while the bull is still alive, but somehow I still feel bad for it. Also, what person wants to be knowingly eating and digesting a penis?

Sarah Kloepple is a junior journalism student at Mizzou. She embraces her addiction to good television and the fact that she knows way too much movie trivia. Originally from St. Louis, Sarah loves spending time with family and friends and stopping frequently at any good frozen custard place (preferably Ted Drewe's). When she's not with her oldest friend Netflix, you can find her typing furiously on her computer somewhere or reading a good book outside. Follow her on Twitter: @skloep.