Composition for countering the effects of alcohol consumption
This invention provides a composition and method for countering the effects of alcohol consumption by a person. The composition provided is a specifically proportion combination of various vitamins, potassium, magnesium, milk thistle extract, amino acids, green tea extract, prickly pear extract, malic acid, and optionally Maqui berry extract, and various other additives for flavor and preservatives for a liquid formulation. The method includes orally administering the composition to a person under the influence of alcohol.
1. An aqueous composition for reducing the intoxicating effects associated with the consumption of alcoholic beverages by humans, wherein the composition comprises: 100-500 IU of vitamin A; 50-350 mg of vitamin C; 2-4 IU of vitamin E; 0.5-1.5 mg of vitamin B1; 1-2 mg vitamin B2; 5-30 mg of vitamin B5; 1-3 mg of vitamin B6; 2-500 mcg of vitamin B12; 50-100 mg of potassium citrate; 10-25 mg of magnesium lactate; 20-200 mg of milk thistle extract; 10-600 mg of malic acid; 50-300 mg of each of L-glutamine and L-alanine; 50-100 mg of green tea extract; 40-100 mg of prickly pear extract; 10-500 mg of Maqui berry extract; and ingredients for color, flavor, and stability, with 92-95% wt. of DI water.
2. The composition of claim 1 wherein the additional amino acid L-glutathione or its component amino acids consisting of glutamic acid, cysteine and glycine are present.
3. The composition of claim 2 wherein 20-100 mg of L-glutathione is added.
4. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition additionally contains one or more of preservatives of sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, or calcium disodium EDTA, sweetener of sucralose, and flavoring.
5. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the flavor ingredient is wild berry pomegranate, orange, fruit punch, acai berry or lemon lime.
6. The composition of claim 1 wherein the aqueous composition is freeze-dried or evaporated to form a powder.