Consider Asparagus extract which is available as a supplement in capsules. For mild cases, Eyesight Rx works quite well in improving alertness. Half or a full a tablet under the tongue can wake you up and help you think clearly. Mind Power Rx can also help you become more alert and focused.

Suggestions for hangover cure
If you've overindulged the night before, consider these practical steps to help your hangover:
Don't have another drink the next day to make yourself feel better.
Coffee, greasy food, or a cold shower won't help your body metabolize the alcohol any faster.
Eat a small amount of food that you like but do not overeat.
Get plenty of sleep to help feel more rested.
Drink plenty of water to help rehydrate yourself.
Don't take acetaminophen (the active ingredient in Tylenol) to help your hangover, as it may harm the liver when combined with alcohol.

Hangover Cure Research Update
Forget aspirins, hairs of dogs and hot baths, the only sure way of avoiding a hangover is not to drink in the first place. Researchers led by Max Pittler of the Peninsular Medical School at Exeter University, surfed the Internet and combed medical databases to study a range of hangover cures from the traditional to the novel. Their research roamed from the humble aspirin to fructose, artichokes and even prickly pears but found no silver bullet. However, they did hold out some hope for the potential of borage, a bright blue herb with star-shaped flowers used traditionally to decorate gin-based summer cocktails. But their conclusions were sobering. "No compelling evidence exists to suggest that any complementary or conventional intervention is effective for treating or preventing alcohol hangover," they wrote in the British Medical Journal, January 2006.
     Dr. Sahelian says: I'm not sure I agree with these researchers. I do believe there are supplements that can help focus the mind, provide alertness and partially or mostly relieve some of the symptoms of a hangover.

Effectiveness of artichoke extract in preventing alcohol-induced hangovers: a randomized controlled trial.
CMAJ. 2003 Dec 9;169(12):1269-73. Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, United Kingdom
Extract of globe artichoke (Cynara scolymus) is promoted as a possible preventive or cure for alcohol-induced hangover symptoms. However, few rigorous clinical trials have assessed the effects of artichoke extract, and none has examined the effects in relation to hangovers. We undertook this study to test whether artichoke extract is effective in preventing the signs and symptoms of alcohol-induced hangover. We recruited healthy adult volunteers between 18 and 65 years of age to participate in a randomized double-blind crossover trial. Participants received either 3 capsules of commercially available standardized artichoke extract or indistinguishable, inert placebo capsules immediately before and after alcohol exposure. After a 1-week washout period the volunteers received the opposite treatment. Our results suggest that artichoke extract is not effective in preventing the signs and symptoms of alcohol-induced hangover.
   Dr. Sahelian says: I have no idea why these researchers chose artichoke extract as a potential natural hangover cure. I would much rather they had tested brain boosting supplements.

Hangover Cure questions
Q. In your opinion, what is the best hangover cure pill?
   A. I have not studied this field to know the best hangover cure pill. However, certain mind boosting supplements could be helpful, including acetylcarnitine, cdp-choline, SAM-e, etc. A combination found in Mind-Power-Rx is a good option for a natural hangover remedy.

Q. I'm a writer for a health magazine and I'm working on a story on eating to beat various ailments. I came across something you wrote online about hangover cures, and I was wondering if you could give me some insight on potassium (like eating a banana) to help someone with a hangover. I've read that drinking too much can throw off your potassium levels, and a banana provides lots of that nutrient.
    A. The cause of hangovers is hardly due to potassium loss and I seriously doubt a banana would help.