Can drinking Pueraria root soaked in water help to sober up?

Pueraria root is the root of a natural legume plant. It can not only be used as a food ingredient for human consumption, but also as a traditional Chinese medicine. It has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, improving human immunity, delaying aging, etc. Moreover, Pueraria root can promote metabolism, bile secretion, and form a protective film in the stomach and intestines. So can drinking Pueraria root soaked in water help to sober up?

First, Pueraria water can have a certain hangover-relief effect, but it does not have the exaggerated effect of "being able to drink a thousand cups without getting drunk" as claimed on the Internet.

Pueraria root contains daidzein, which can decompose the toxicity of acetaldehyde, prevent the weakening of alcohol's inhibitory function on the brain, inhibit the gastrointestinal absorption of alcohol, and promote the metabolism and excretion of alcohol in the blood. Moreover, Pueraria root itself has a strong ability to induce sweating and relieve exterior symptoms. Even ordinary people will sweat easily after drinking it. Alcohol is dissipated through sweat, thus achieving the effect of sobering up. Moreover, when Pueraria root is taken as a traditional Chinese medicine, it can enhance the regeneration ability of liver cells, which is beneficial to the recovery of liver function. It can also promote bile secretion and avoid excessive fat accumulation in the liver.

Doctors point out that taking Pueraria root water before drinking alcohol can form a protective film in the stomach and intestines in advance, protect the liver and stomach, and increase the ability to drink alcohol. Taking it with wine can accelerate the metabolism of alcohol, promote blood circulation, and protect the liver, kidneys, and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular systems. Taking it after drinking alcohol can relieve headaches, dizziness, nausea and other discomfort symptoms caused by alcohol, and reduce the degree of drunkenness. It should be noted that Pueraria root soaked in water does not take effect immediately after drinking it. It is a chronic care. Therefore, it is recommended that people who have a poor alcohol tolerance take some Pueraria root water before drinking.

Second, the method of kudzu root to relieve alcohol

1. Kudzu root tea

Preparation: Wash the Pueraria root, cut it into thin slices, 30 grams per day, add water and boil it, then drink it as tea.

Efficacy: This tea has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, decomposing alcohol, sobering up and strengthening the stomach, and detoxifying and protecting the liver. Taking it before drinking can greatly increase your alcohol tolerance, while taking it after drinking can promote the rapid decomposition and excretion of alcohol. If you take it as a regular beverage for a long time, it can lower blood lipids, blood sugar and blood pressure.

2. Kudzu root powder porridge

Method: Grind the kudzu root into powder, soak the corn in clean water overnight, filter out the water the next day, mix it with the kudzu powder, cook porridge as usual, and add seasoning after the porridge is done.

Efficacy: This porridge is soft, smooth and delicious, with a refreshing fragrance that refreshes the spleen. It has the effect of nourishing the body and raising the body's yang energy. It can be used to prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Patients with hypertension, diabetes, diarrhea and dysentery should eat it regularly.

Three precautions for taking Pueraria root water

1. Pay attention to dosage

Currently, there are no clear regulations internationally on the dosage of Pueraria products in medicines. If too much Pueraria root is used, it will lead to an excess of estrogen in the body, which will cause dark spots on our faces. Women may also experience menstrual irregularities, and may even develop uterine cancer, breast cancer, and myocardial infarction, which will seriously affect our lives and health.

2. People with severe body coldness and dampness are not suitable for eating more

Pueraria root is a cool food. If people with cold body and heavy dampness eat it, it will aggravate the accumulation of cold in the body and easily cause physical discomfort. Eating and drinking some foods and teas with hot properties can dispel the coldness in the body, such as longan, hawthorn, walnut, peanut, almond, black tea, oolong tea, etc.

3. It is not suitable for consumption during menstruation or pregnancy

Because the estrogen contained in the female body at this stage is in a very unbalanced state, if estrogen is taken in from the outside, it is very likely to make the already unbalanced estrogen become even more disordered, which is not good for physical health. In addition, if a woman has a disorder in the secretion of female hormones during pregnancy, it may also have a certain impact on the development of the fetus in the womb.