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Raisin Tree (Hovenia Dulcis), discovered as a herbal medication 500 years ago.

Dihydromyricetin (DHM) sourced directly from the Hovenia dulcis, also known as the Japanese raisin tree, is commonly found in East Asia. The Hovenia dulcis tree has long been used in traditional Chinese medicine and it has a long history of medicinal and dietary use. The leaves from the Hovenia Dulcis were first brewed into a herbal tea around six hundred years before the birth...

It has been reported that Hovenia relieves hangover by decreasing blood EtOH concentrations, promoting alcohol clearance, and enhancing the alcohol metabolic enzymes, ADH and ALDH (Kim et al., 2000; Chen et al., 2006). In this study, we showed that DHM, like other flavonoids, has a relatively weak ability to reduce the rate of rise of blood alcohol concentration. However, this cannot account for the...

The RaisinTree (Hovenia Dulcis)  (Rhamnaceae) is mainly found in China, Japan, and Korea, and is commonly used as a remedy in the form of tea and dietary supplements to promote health. Several reports suggested that the fruit of H. dulcis has detoxification properties on alcohol poisoning, hepatoprotective effect, anti-oxidant and antidiabetic activities. Recently, the major biologically active components identified in the fruits of H....