Are there any side effects of drinking Erguotou

Erguotou has a very long history. Erguotou has existed in China many years ago. In the memories of many of us modern people, Beijing Erguotou is relatively common and also relatively famous. What many people know about Erguotou is that it is a kind of liquor, and a liquor with a high concentration, so many people dare not drink it. In reality, many people have had accidents after drinking Erguotou.

We all know that drinking in moderation is very good for our body, but if we drink frequently, especially high-concentration liquor like Erguotou, it is not good and will affect our health. So, are there any side effects of drinking Erguotou? Let me introduce it below.

Drinking in moderation can help cure diseases and improve health. So drinking Erguotou has side effects. It is generally acknowledged by doctors of all dynasties that wine can invigorate blood circulation, dredge meridians, boost spirits, dispel pathogenic cold, and relieve arthralgia and pain. There are many kinds of Chinese herbal wine on the market, and there are many varieties of wine and tinctures in pharmacies, but these are all based on the premise of "appropriate amount". Drinking too much alcohol will cause harm. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that: "Liquor is pure yang, which can eliminate true yin" and "it can brew dampness and gather heat, which can soak the tendons and damage the bones and qi." Modern science has proven that excessive inhalation of the ethanol in alcohol can damage the tissue cells of various organs in the human body and cause disease.

1. Effects of alcohol on the nervous system

The alcohol (ethanol) in wine can anesthetize and stimulate human nerves, causing them to be inhibited or excited and lose their normal functions, thus affecting the coordinated operation of internal organs. Long-term and heavy drinking can damage brain cells, causing confusion, mental retardation, memory loss, lack of concentration, and decreased ability to do things. Frequent alcoholism causes drunkenness, madness, and alcoholism, often leading to incoherent speech, mental mania, beating, swearing, and destroying things, resulting in deterioration of personal character, estrangement from friends and relatives, family discord, marital discord, as well as interpersonal disputes, fights, car accidents and other incidents.

2. Alcohol damages the liver and gallbladder

Excessive inhalation of alcohol increases the burden of oxidative decomposition on the liver, causing liver damage, liver cell degeneration, liver tissue cirrhosis, and even secondary cancer. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that excessive drinking can cause damp heat to accumulate, bile heat to leak out, and cause alcoholic jaundice, damaging both the liver and gallbladder. People who already have liver and gallbladder diseases should abstain from alcohol.

3. Alcohol can aggravate cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases

After drinking, the stimulation of alcohol makes people excited, which can increase blood pressure and blood lipids, increase cholesterol levels, damage the myocardium, cause coronary artery sclerosis, and increase the incidence of coronary heart disease. People who already have high blood pressure and heart disease should abstain from alcohol to prevent stroke and myocardial infarction.

4. Alcohol can damage reproductive cells

Alcohol can damage reproductive cells, reduce the vitality of sperm and eggs, and even cause them to deform. If you become pregnant after drinking, it will affect the normal development of the fetus, causing fetal malformations or miscarriage, or mental retardation after birth. Why did Tao Yuanming, a talented poet in the Jin Dynasty, give birth to five mentally retarded sons? Some people believe that it was due to Tao's long-term drinking and chronic alcohol poisoning.

5. Alcohol can damage the spleen and stomach function

Alcohol can irritate the gastrointestinal tract, reduce the secretion of digestive juices, or damage the stomach wall tissue, causing indigestion and triggering gastritis, gastric ulcers, and hemorrhoids. Therefore, people who are addicted to alcohol often have small appetites and do not want to eat after drinking. Zhang's Medical Encyclopedia states: "Damp-heat damages the spleen yin, making it difficult to transfer the spleen yin, and causing swelling," which is swelling caused by alcohol. As the disease accumulates over time, the abdomen becomes distended, which is called alcoholic distended.

6. Alcohol accelerates aging

Long-term drinking will cause alcohol to stimulate the adrenal cortex for a long time, causing its function to gradually decline, accelerating aging and shortening lifespan.

The above scientific research is enough to show that if you drink Erguotou for a long time, there will definitely be side effects and it will not do any good to the body. In severe cases, it may lead to alcohol poisoning, which in turn damages organs such as the liver and kidneys in our body. Therefore, no matter how much a person likes to drink Erguotou, he or she must be very careful to drink in appropriate amounts.