Black tea contains a large number of nutritional components, most of which have an effect on detoxifying alcohol. Tea can also dilute alcohol, reduce the absorption of alcohol, and drinking tea can make the mind clearer, so drinking tea is beneficial to detoxifying alcohol. The concentration of black tea is not high, otherwise the tea will not increase the burden on the heart, and it has the best effect for detoxifying alcohol.

Black tea is rich in carotene, vitamin A, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, caffeine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, glutamic acid, alanine, aspartic acid and many other nutritional elements. The chemical reaction of polyphenols during the fermentation process of black tea causes a significant change in the chemical composition of the fresh leaves, producing theaflavins, thearubigins and other components, which have a more obvious aroma than the fresh leaves, forming the unique color, aroma and taste of black tea.

Black tea can help digestion, promote appetite, diuretic, eliminate edema, and strengthen heart function. The flavonoids rich in black tea can eliminate free radicals, have antioxidant effects, and reduce the incidence of myocardial infarction. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that tea also has cold and hot properties, for example, green tea belongs to bitter-cold, suitable for drinking in summer, used for summer heat; black tea and Pu’er tea are more warm, more suitable for drinking in winter. As for oolong tea, Tieguanyin and others are more neutral. Black tea can assist in blood sugar regulation, but there is no definitive conclusion. In winter, the stomach is easy to be uncomfortable, and people who eat too many cold melons and fruits feel uncomfortable can drink black tea with a little black sugar and ginger slices, drink slowly while warm, which has the effect of nourishing the stomach, and the body will feel more comfortable, but it is not recommended to drink cold black tea.

Although it is taboo to drink strong tea after drinking, drinking a little black tea is effective for detoxifying alcohol. Because black tea contains a high sugar content, it can effectively protect the liver, and the liver secretes the hydrolytic enzymes contained in the tea to detoxify and eliminate alcohol. Tea can also dilute alcohol, promote peristalsis of the gastrointestinal tract, and reduce the absorption of alcohol; the caffeine in tea can excite and clear the mind, making the dizzy mind clearer, thus achieving the effect of ‘detoxifying alcohol’. It should be noted that although black tea can detoxify alcohol, it is not advisable to drink black tea with a high concentration, otherwise the caffeine in the tea may increase heart rate and increase the burden on the heart. Not only black tea, other kinds of tea can also, but black tea has the best effect, but it is absolutely not advisable to drink strong tea after drinking.