How to sober up after drinking too much during Tet (Vietnamese New Year)?

Orange peel can be processed into several simple "dishes" that can quickly alleviate the effects of excessive drinking.

During holidays and festivals, beer and wine are very popular drinks, but in the celebratory atmosphere, many people tend to drink too much, leading to numerous troublesome and even heartbreaking incidents.

After drinking alcoholic beverages (collectively referred to as alcohol), the alcohol enters the stomach and is then transported into the circulatory system by the blood. At this point, the concentration of alcohol in the blood increases faster than the liver's rate of breakdown, causing the drinker to become intoxicated and also damaging the liver.

Easy-to-make dishes

- Cow's milk:Cow's milk, when combined with alcohol, slows down the rate of alcohol absorption in the stomach while also protecting the stomach lining.

- Thick rice water:Thick rice water contains a lot of sugar and vitamin A, as well as B vitamins, which help regulate and detoxify alcohol. Adding a moderate amount of white sugar will further enhance its effectiveness.

- Vinegar:Vinegar and alcohol combine to form acetic acid and water, which helps to mitigate the harmful effects of alcohol on the body. When intoxicated, drinking a decoction made from 100 ml of vinegar or rice vinegar, 25 g of brown sugar, and 3 slices of fresh ginger is even more effective in relieving the effects of alcohol.

- Egg whites:When intoxicated, consuming egg whites can slow down the absorption of alcohol in the stomach, helping to protect the stomach lining.

- Orange peel:Wash a few slices of fresh tangerine peel, add enough water, and boil to make a decoction for drinking; or grind dried tangerine peel into a fine powder, add a little salt, steep in boiling water, and then drink.

- Peach:Take a ripe persimmon, peel it, and eat it; or take a dried persimmon, chop it finely, add a little water, and boil it to make a decoction to drink.

- Sugarcane juice:Wash the sugarcane, peel it, cut it into pieces, and chew it to extract the juice; or press the sugarcane to extract the juice and drink it.

- Fruit:Eating pears, oranges, tangerines, grapefruits, apples, bananas, watermelons, water chestnuts, mulberries, etc., helps dilute the alcohol in the blood, increase excretion, and relieve hangover symptoms.

- Lotus root juice:Wash the lotus root thoroughly, chop it finely, and squeeze out the juice to drink.

- Olives:Olives can be eaten raw or brewed into tea, both equally effective.

- Radish: Wash 0.5 kg of white radish, peel it, and squeeze out the juice to drink as a substitute for tea; or add enough white sugar and vinegar to the radish juice, mix well, and drink. One glass at a time, several times in a row, can help relieve hangover symptoms and eliminate the smell of alcohol.

- Celery:Fresh celery, washed, chopped, crushed, and its juice squeezed out and drunk, is effective in relieving headaches and facial flushing caused by alcohol intoxication.

- Cabbage saladWash the cabbage thoroughly, cut it into thin strips, add vinegar and white sugar, marinate for about 10 minutes, then serve. It's refreshing and delicious, and also effective in relieving hangovers.

- Red sweet potatoes:Raw red sweet potatoes, mashed and mixed with just the right amount of white sugar, are very effective in relieving the effects of alcohol.

- Soup:Have a winter melon soup or some other light vegetable soup.

- Century eggs:One or two preserved eggs, peeled, are eaten with vinegar.

- Green bean:Take 100g of mung beans, add enough water, and boil to make a decoction for drinking. Alternatively, wash the mung beans thoroughly with warm water, mash them, and steep them in boiling water before drinking.

- Sugar syrup:Using just the right amount of white sugar, steep it in boiling water; this helps to relieve hangover symptoms and clear the mind.

- Saltwater:Drinking boiled and cooled water mixed with salt can help relieve hangovers, chest tightness, and nausea.

- Pear:Pears can be eaten fresh or juiced.

Additionally, soaking two towels in cold water, placing one on the back of the neck and the other on the chest, and continuously giving the intoxicated person water to drink can also help them sober up.

Treating hangover symptoms

- Headache from drinking alcoholDrinking a little honey water can help alleviate headaches after a hangover, especially those caused by red wine. Additionally, honey can help intoxicated people sleep better, and they may wake up the next day without a headache.

- Dizziness from being drunk:Tomato juice is an effective drink for breaking down and absorbing alcohol; drinking more than 300 ml at a time can gradually alleviate dizziness. Adding a little salt before drinking can also help stabilize emotions.

- Alcohol-induced acid refluxFresh grapes contain a lot of tartaric acid, which combines with ethanol in alcohol to form esters, reducing ethanol levels in the body. On the other hand, the sour taste of grapes also helps slow down reflux symptoms after drinking alcohol. Eating grapes before drinking alcohol can also help prevent drunkenness.

- Getting drunk and having a fever:Watermelon juice, known as nature's "white tiger decoction" (a famous cooling herbal remedy), helps to speed up the excretion of alcohol through urine while limiting the body's absorption of alcohol, thus preventing fever. Adding a little salt when consuming it also helps to stabilize emotions.

- Bad breath from drinking alcohol:Li Shizhen's book "Compendium of Materia Medica" already noted that grapefruit has the ability to counteract the effects of alcohol. Finely chopped grapefruit pulp, dipped in white sugar and eaten, is said to eliminate bad breath and the lingering effects of alcohol after drinking.drunk.

- Alcohol causes digestive upset and facial flushing:If you experience digestive upset after drinking alcohol, drinking some celery juice can noticeably slow down the symptoms. Additionally, celery juice can effectively alleviate symptoms such as flushed eyes and cheeks associated with drunkenness.

- Feeling restless after drinking alcohol:When you've consumed a lot of alcohol, eating yogurt can help protect the stomach lining, slow down alcohol absorption, and reduce discomfort.

- Alcohol intoxication can cause chest tightness and nausea:Eating one or two bananas immediately will raise blood sugar levels, which will lower blood alcohol levels, thus helping to alleviate hangover symptoms and reduce anxiety, chest tightness, and nausea.

- Loss of appetite due to drunkenness:Olives have long been considered a "great remedy" for hangovers, stimulating appetite and improving symptoms of loss of appetite after drinking alcohol.

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