Hangover cures: the world’s best and strangest remedies

From dried bull’s penis in Italy to the Filipino duck embryo, every culture has its own fix for the morning after

Since the earliest days of civilisation, humanity has been trying to work out how to enjoy all the pleasure of drinking alcohol with none of the pain of a hangover.

To combat the symptoms of a big night out, veteran partygoers swear by everything from the hair of the dog to a full English breakfast to alleviate the symptoms of a big night out – but do any of them work?

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