Can I drink green tea after taking medicine?

When taking medicine, drinking green tea generally does not cause adverse reactions. We know that drinking green tea is a health-preserving behavior that many people like. It has a certain effect of self-cultivation. The nutritional value of green tea is also relatively high. It has a certain antioxidant effect and also has a certain effect on beauty and skin care. Generally speaking, try not to drink green tea when taking Chinese medicine. In addition, the concentration of green tea should not be too high when drinking.

Can I drink tea after taking medicine?

You cannot drink tea after taking medicine, and don't take medicine with tea. Tea contains a substance called anhydrous acid, which can react chemically with proteins, bioalkalis, heavy metal salts and other substances in medicines to produce precipitation, which not only affects the efficacy of the medicine, but also produces some side effects. These drugs include pepsin, pancreatic enzyme tablets, multi-enzyme tablets, ferrous sulfate, ferrous fumarate, etc. Tea also contains caffeine, theanolide and other ingredients, which have the effect of stimulating the nerve center. Therefore, when taking tranquilizers, sedatives, hypnotic drugs, such as luminal, diazepam, mepanmab, chlordiazepoxide and other central nervous system depressant drugs, it is not suitable to drink tea, let alone take these drugs with tea, because the effects of the two are diametrically opposed.

Three major misunderstandings about drinking tea

1. Drink herbal tea to prevent heatstroke

In hot summer, a lot of sweat is produced, and potassium is discharged from the body in large quantities. Potassium is an important macroelement in the human body. If potassium is insufficient, normal physiological activities will be affected. The most ideal way to supplement potassium is to drink tea. Tea is rich in potassium. Drinking tea in midsummer can not only relieve heat and thirst, replenish water, but also replenish potassium. But is it better to drink tea at a cool, warm, or hot temperature? Some people may say that in summer, it is better to drink cool tea to quench your thirst. Actually, it is not. The human body mainly relies on sweating to regulate its body temperature. Hot tea can relax the sweat glands, promote sweating, and dissipate the heat in the body in time, thus achieving a cooling effect on the whole body. In summer, drinking cold tea is not as good as drinking warm tea (tea temperature above 10℃) to prevent heatstroke and cool down. Drinking warm tea is not as good as drinking hot tea (tea temperature the same as body temperature). Drinking hot tea regularly is the best.

2. Make tea with boiling water and in a thermos cup

Most people use boiling water to make tea, thinking that this is the only way to brew the tea leaves. However, this greatly undermines the purpose of drinking tea. The rich vitamins C and B in tea are indispensable nutrients for the human body, but vitamin C is easily destroyed by heat, and boiling water can cause all the vitamin C to be lost.

3. Drinking canned tea is convenient and hygienic

Some canned tea drinks are popular on the market in summer. Due to the high-temperature treatment, a large number of bacteria are effectively killed, but it also largely "kills" the natural nutrients and bioactive substances in the tea drinks, such as vitamins, tea polyphenols and most biological alkalis. However, these tea drinks are packaged in green bottles, and the tea looks green from the outside, which can easily mislead consumers.