In China, where no gathering is complete without alcohol, drinking is a part of almost every occasion: during holidays, with friends, for business socializing, to celebrate happy events, and even when feeling down. Everyone knows that excessive drinking can harm the liver, but sometimes it's unavoidable. So, what can you do? Here are 8 hangover soups to help you sober up quickly.
1. Use 250 grams of water caltrop (with shell), pound it, add 60 grams of sugar, decoct in water, filter the liquid, and drink it once to treat excessive drinking.
2. Use 10-15 grams of bamboo shavings, decoct in water and drink to treat symptoms like headache and vomiting after drinking.
3. Use 10-12 grams of nutmeg, decoct in water and drink to treat symptoms like abdominal bloating and vomiting after being drunk.
4. Decoct 10 grams of dried tangerine peel to get a juice, then add 50 ml each of fresh radish juice and fresh lotus root juice. Mix well and drink to treat bloating, vomiting, and the feeling of heat and thirst in the stomach after being drunk.
5. Use 20 grams of crushed olives and 30 grams of rock sugar, stew them together, and take in 3 doses. This can treat alcohol toxicity, damp-heat, and indigestion. Alternatively, use 4 olives and 60-100 grams of reed rhizome, decoct in water and drink. This can treat the feeling of heat and irritability in the stomach after drinking, clearing heat, generating fluids, and relieving fire and vexation.
6. Use 50 grams each of mung beans, red beans, and black beans, add 15 grams of licorice, and simmer over low heat until the beans are soft. Drink the bean soup. This can refresh the mind, counteract alcohol, and alleviate symptoms of alcohol poisoning.
7. Use 10 grams of kudzuvine flower, decoct in water and drink. It has an excellent effect for sobering up.
8. Use 30 grams of kudzu root, add an appropriate amount of water, decoct to make a soup, and drink. It is very effective for sobering up.