Sugarcane juice and which fruits help sober up?

After drinking alcohol, you should drink plenty of water, then you can eat some fruits that help sober up such as pears, apples... - Photo: REUTERS

MSc. Hoang Khanh Toan, former head of the traditional medicine department at the 108 Central Military Hospital, said that drinking alcohol is also a pleasure, but if you get drunk, not only will the fun end soon, but your health will also be affected, and can even lead to dangerous alcohol poisoning.

Therefore, when someone is drunk, first of all, it is necessary to give the drunk person enough water to drink, at least equal to the amount of alcohol consumed, to dilute the alcohol concentration in the body and help the alcohol elimination process to be quick and smooth.

Then, depending on the specific conditions, you can use available cool things in the house to sober up such as:

Pear : Cool, sweet, has the effect of clearing heat, generating body fluids, and transforming phlegm. People who are drunk and eat a lot of pears will quickly relieve the feeling of dry mouth, thirst, and heat in the chest and abdomen. The book Ben Cao Yan Yi says: "For people who are thirsty due to alcohol, eating pears is very good." The book Ben Cao Jing So also says: people who eat a lot of fatty foods and drink too much alcohol will generate phlegm and fire, and are prone to stroke and boils. If you eat a lot of pears, you will turn danger into safety. Its effects are hard to describe.

Apple : Cool, sweet, has the effect of generating body fluids to dispel vexation, quenching thirst and sobering up. The book " Sui Xi Ju Am Thuc Pho" wrote: "Apple moistens the lungs and clears the mind, generates body fluids to stimulate appetite and sober up." To achieve the best effect of sobering up, the ancients recommended eating fresh apples or squeezing them for juice to drink.

Orange : Cool, sweet and sour taste, has the effect of generating body fluids to quench thirst, relieve hangovers and promote urination. The book Khai Bao Ben Cao says: "Benefits the intestines and stomach from heat toxins, relieves thirst, promotes urination, and sobers up alcohol", meaning: oranges have the ability to eliminate heat toxins in the digestive tract, quench thirst, promote urination, and promote hangovers.

Buddha's hand : The book " Sui Tuc Cu Am Thuc Pho" writes: "Buddha's hand is sweet and has the effect of clearing phlegm, eliminating evil, relieving nausea, and relieving pain." The word "treat" here refers to the state of being drunk. The ancients believed that Buddha's hand is a medicinal herb that stimulates digestion, eliminates phlegm, stops vomiting, and relieves hangovers. When drunk, use 12-15g of fresh Buddha's hand (or 6g of dried) steeped in boiling water and drink as tea.

Banana : Cold, sweet, has the effect of clearing heat, laxative, reducing thirst, and detoxifying. The book Nhat dung ban thao writes: "Huong tieu sinh thuc giai tuu doc" (eating fresh banana can detoxify and detoxify).

Kumquat : Has the effect of regulating qi, relieving depression, dissolving phlegm, and detoxifying alcohol. The book Compendium of Materia Medica says: "Kumquat lowers qi, clears the chest, quenches thirst, relieves alcohol, and clears dirt. If you use kumquat peel, it's even better."

Lemon : Cool, sour taste, also has the effect of sobering up. The book "Herbal Medicine" recommends mixing lemon with sugar and pressing it into cakes. When drunk, cut a few pieces into a cup of boiling water and steep it in water to drink because lemon has the effect of "dissolving phlegm, lowering qi, harmonizing the middle, stimulating appetite, relaxing the mind, strengthening the spleen, and sobering up".

Sugarcane juice: Cold, sweet, has the effect of clearing heat, producing body fluids, moistening the intestines and relieving hangovers. The book Nhat dung ban thao (Nhat dung ban thao) writes: "Cane juice relieves heat and thirst, relieves alcohol and clears the lungs." However, the ancients also believed that when drunk, one should drink fresh sugarcane juice and not use refined sugarcane sugar because sugar is warm, and if used in large amounts, it can accumulate heat.

Radish : The book Compendium of Materia Medica says: "Radish is effective in treating sour stomach, stagnation, detoxifying alcohol, and dispersing blood stasis." When drunk, you should eat fresh radish or squeeze the juice to drink.

Jicama : Cool, sweet, has the effect of producing body fluids to quench thirst and relieve hangovers. The book Luc Xuyen Ban Thao writes: "Di qua produces body fluids to quench thirst, relieve hangovers, and treat heat-related diseases of the mouth." The book Si Xuyen Trung Duoc Chi also writes: "Di qua quenches mouth thirst, relieves hangovers" and also recommends: use jicama to squeeze out juice and drink daily to treat chronic alcohol poisoning.

Tea : The ancients often said "use tea to sober up". The book Compendium of Materia Medica states that tea leaves have the following effects: "Tea can detoxify alcohol and food, refresh the spirit, and clear the mind." Modern research shows that theine in tea leaves has the effect of improving the detoxification function of liver cells, helping the body quickly excrete alcohol through urine.

In addition, to sober up, folk experience also uses vegetables and fruits such as watermelon, cucumber, cantaloupe, green bean soup, mustard greens, fresh lotus root, coffee...

What should drunk people not eat?

People who are drunk should not eat lychee, jujube, longan, pepper, onion, garlic, cinnamon, chili, ginseng, ginseng and astragalus.

In case of severe alcohol poisoning due to drinking too much alcohol, it is necessary to take the patient to a medical facility for examination and timely emergency treatment.

If after drinking alcohol you feel heavy, have a headache, feel dizzy, and have difficulty speaking, then perform acupressure massage as follows:

First, press the Yeu Nhan acupoint for 3-5 minutes. Location of the Yeu Nhan acupoint: raise the drunk person's hand and lean slightly, the depression on both sides of the waist (corresponding to the 4th lumbar vertebra) will be clearly visible, the acupoint is located in the middle of the depression bottom from the spinous process of the 4th lumbar vertebra measuring horizontally 3.8 inches.

Next, proceed to press the Taichong point for 3 - 5 minutes. Location of the Taichong point: press the big toe against the second toe, the point is located on the instep of the foot, measure from the beginning of the space between the two toes up 2 inches. It can also be determined by taking the point at the midpoint of the line connecting the tip of the big toe with the horizontal crease of the ankle.

Finally, proceed to rub the entire instep of the foot. If the drunk person can stand up, let him stand against a wall and use the heel of one foot to stomp hard and rub the instep of the other foot and vice versa for 5-6 minutes.

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