Kudzu Helps Curb Binge Drinking, Study Says

A plant hleps to curb drinking - lowers the amount of alcohol people drink at a session. Anecdotal evidence from China that a plant called Kudzu will help to reduce drinking, but this was the first clinical evidence. Here's a couple of quotes from the article:

The researcheres are not certain why this happens "but speculated that kudzu increases blood alcohol levels and speeds up its effects. More simply put, the subjects needed fewer beers to feel drunk."

"Findings show that subjects who took kudzu drank an average of 1.8 beers per session, compared with the 3.5 beers consumed by those who took a placebo."

"Though kudzu won't turn drinkers into teetotalers, Lukas said, he hopes it can help heavy drinkers to cut back."

Kudzu Helps Curb Binge Drinking, Study Says