Ganshuang granule plays a pharmacological role in anti-alcoholic and anti-hangover via regulating alcohol metabolism and affecting neurotransmitters.

AbstractBackgroundMethodsResultsConclusionTo explore the effect of Ganshuang granule on anti-alcoholic and anti-hangover and its potential mechanism.SPF SD rats’ drunken model and SPF Kunming mice’s hangover model were used as models.Ganshuang granule could significantly reduce sleep time, the time to climb in mice, and significantly prolong the tolerance time and shorten sleep time in rats (<italic>p</italic> < 0.05). The blood ethanol concentration of rats in each administration group was lower than that in the model group at each time point (<italic>p</italic> < 0.05). Compared with the control group, the activities of ADH and ALDH in the liver of the model group were significantly decreased (<italic>p</italic> < 0.05); the content of DA and 5-HT in the striatum of the model group was significantly increased (<italic>p</italic> < 0.05); and the activity of AchE in the hippocampus was significantly decreased (<italic>p</italic> < 0.05). The above processes could be improved and regulated in the drug administration group. Compared with the control group, there was no significant difference between ADH and ALDH in the serum of the model group (<italic>p</italic> > 0.05). However, the activities of ADH and ALDH in the liver of drunk rats could be upregulated by Ganshuang granule (<italic>p</italic> < 0.05).Ganshuang granule has the pharmacological effects of anti-alcoholic and anti-hangover, which is related to regulating the activities of ADH and ALDH in the liver, the contents of DA and 5-HT in striatum, and the activity of AchE in the hippocampus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]