2005 wurde eine sehr kleine Studie bzgl. Kudzu und Alkoholkonsum durchgeführt.
Abstract:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15897719 Komplett:
http://www.doctordeluca.com/Library/Add ... take05.pdf
Weiterführende Infos:
http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/200 ... kudzu.html
Zitat:
Does this mean that students and others who wish to reduce drinking and its miserable aftermath can medicate themselves safely with the widely available herb? No, Lukas' group tried that and it didn't work.
"We bought a variety of kudzu extracts from stores and Internet sites, tested them, and found that none of them worked, he says. "David Lee, a chemist on our research team did assays that showed these products contained less than 1 percent of active kudzu."
Lukas' group increased the concentration to 30-40 percent, and instructed their drinkers to take two of the pills three times a day. Commercial sellers of kudzu advise people to take many more doses a day. "These products also contain lots of protein and starch," Lukas notes. "They are as filling as a meal and so reduce your desire to drink as much alcohol as you might do normally."
Eine frühere RCT fand keinen statistischen Unterschied zwischen Kudzu-Extrakt und Placebo:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10706235