Ingredient library

Every Ingredient in the Protocol

• tier 4
  Bai Shao
  TCM / tension support

  Optional white-peony TCM herb for cramping and tension patterns.

• tier 4
  Ban Xia
  TCM / anti-nausea support

  Optional TCM anti-nausea herb for queasy morning-after recovery.

• tier 2
  Benfotiamine
  L1/cofactor

  Fat-soluble B1; restores the TPP cofactor alcohol depletes.

• tier 4
  Che Qian Zi
  TCM / drainage support

  Optional plantain-seed drainage herb for puffy recovery mornings.

• tier 1
  DHM (Dihydromyricetin)
  L2 Enzymatic acceleration

  Accelerates alcohol clearance; blunts GABA rebound.

• tier 4
  Fu Ling
  TCM / drainage support

  Optional poria-based drainage herb in the TCM recovery layer.

• tier 4
  Fu Shen
  TCM / calming support

  Optional TCM calming herb for restless rebound after drinking.

• tier 3
  Ge Gen (Kudzu Root)
  TCM / L2 enzymatic support

  TCM herb with puerarin; clinical data on alcohol metabolism.

• tier 2
  Glycine
  L1 Chemical trap / L4b Sleep support

  Sacrificial amine for acetaldehyde; inhibitory neurotransmitter.

• tier 4
  Gou Qi Zi
  TCM / yin support

  Optional goji-based TCM support for dry, wired recovery.

• tier 4
  He Huan Hua
  TCM / mood support

  Optional TCM mood-support herb for jagged, irritable recovery.

• tier 1
  L-Cysteine
  L1 Chemical trap

  Chemical trap for acetaldehyde at the source.

• tier 3
  Magnesium Glycinate
  Cofactor / L4b sleep

  Cofactor and sleep support; commonly depleted by alcohol.

• tier 4
  Mai Men Dong
  TCM / fluid-generation support

  Optional TCM fluid-generation herb for dry, depleted recovery.

• tier 4
  Mei Gui Hua
  TCM / irritability support

  Optional rose-bud TCM support for irritable, constrained recovery.

• tier 1
  NAC (N-Acetyl Cysteine)
  L1 Chemical trap (via glutathione)

  Glutathione precursor; acetaminophen safety net.

• tier 4
  Niu Xi
  TCM / descending support

  Optional TCM descending-support herb for upward pressure patterns.

• tier 4
  Sang Shen
  TCM / nourishing support

  Optional mulberry-based TCM support for dry, depleted recovery.

• tier 4
  Shi Hu
  TCM / fluid support

  Optional TCM fluid-support herb for dry, overheated recovery.

• tier 2
  Silymarin (Milk Thistle)
  L3 Liver protection

  CYP2E1 suppression; hepatocyte membrane stabilizer.

• tier 4
  Suan Zao Ren
  TCM / sleep support

  Optional TCM sleep herb for predictable rebound nights.

• tier 1
  Sulforaphane
  L2 Gene induction

  Nrf2 activator; upregulates ALDH2 before drinking.

• tier 4
  Tu Fu Ling
  TCM / damp-clearance support

  Optional TCM damp-clearance adjunct for heavy recovery days.

• tier 2
  Ubiquinol (CoQ10)
  L2/L3 Mitochondrial protection

  Mitochondrial antioxidant; protects ALDH2 from its own byproducts.

• tier 4
  Wu Wei Zi
  TCM / liver support

  Optional schisandra-based liver-support herb in the TCM layer.

• tier 4
  Yan Hu Suo
  TCM / analgesic support

  Optional TCM analgesic herb for residual ache and tension.

• tier 4
  Yin Chen Hao
  TCM / drainage support

  Optional TCM drainage herb for hot, stagnant morning-after recovery.

• tier 4
  Ze Xie
  TCM / fluid-shedding support

  Optional TCM fluid-shedding herb for swollen, heavy recovery.

• tier 4
  Zhi Huang Qi
  TCM / repletion support

  Optional TCM repletion herb for flat, depleted recovery mornings.

• tier 4
  Zhu Ling
  TCM / urinary drainage support

  Optional urinary-drainage herb for puffy, heavy recovery mornings.