Tea and five types of food are incompatible; do not let good tea turn into a poison.

The term "tea medicine" existed in the Tang Dynasty (see the "tea medicine" written by Guo Wang in the 14th year of Dali during Emperor Daizong's reign).In the Song Dynasty, Lin Hong wrote in his book "Shanjia Qinggong" that "tea is a kind of medicine".This indicates that tea is indeed a type of medicine and was recorded in ancient herbal texts (known as Bencao).However, in modern times, the term "tea medicine" only refers to medicines containing tea.

Due to its many benefits, tea can prevent or treat various conditions from internal to external, women's, children's diseases, making it not only a medicine but also, as emphasized by Tang Dynasty's Chen Zangjiang, "a drug for all kinds of illnesses".

Things to note when drinking tea; because tea can be incompatible with some foods.

1 tea andsugar

Tea has a bitter taste and is cold in nature. People drink it to stimulate digestive glands and promote the secretion of digestive fluids, enhancing digestive function.Additionally, using its cool properties helps clear heat and detoxify.

Adding sugar to tea will inhibit this effect.However, there are records in ancient texts about teas and sugar being used for medicinal purposes. For daily consumption, it is advisable not to add sugar.

2 tea witheggs

tea waterboiling eggswith high concentrations of tea, the tannic acid in strong tea can cause the proteins in food to become undigestible solids, affecting protein absorption and utilization by the body.proteinIt is converted into indigestible solid matter, affecting the body's absorption and utilization of proteins.

3 tea with alcohol

Many people drink tea after drinking alcohol to achieve moistening and detoxification, digesting accumulated food, and regulating water passages. However, this is detrimental to kidney health.After drinking alcohol, if one drinks tea, the caffeine in tea stimulates urination. At that time, alcohol converts into acetaldehyde, which has not yet fully broken down; due to the diuretic effect of caffeine, it enters the kidneys. Acetaldehyde has a significant irritant effect on the kidneys, thus easily damaging kidney function.This can lead to symptoms such as cold in the kidneys, frequent cloudy urine, and pain in the testicles.

4 tea withmutton

Although regularly eating mutton is greatly beneficial to health, when eating mutton while drinking tea, the rich proteins in mutton combine with tannic acid in tea to form a substance called tannin-protein.This substance has a certain contractive effect on the intestine, reducing its peristalsis and decreasing the amount of water in feces, leading to constipation.

Therefore, it is not advisable to drink tea while eating mutton. One should wait 2-3 hours after eating mutton before drinking tea.5. tea with medicine

The tannic acid in tea can react chemically with certain drugs (such as ferrous sulfate tablets, ammonium citrate ferric, and Huanglian Su) to form precipitates, affecting the absorption of these medications.

If using tea water to take sedative drugs (like phenobarbital or diazepam), the caffeine in tea will interact with the stimulants causing the drug's sedative effects to be reduced or negated.

Given the variety of drugs, it is difficult to manage; therefore, taking them with warm water is beneficial without harm.CoffeeTaking it with caffeine or other stimulants will counteract or weaken its sedative effects.Since there are many types of drugs, it is difficult to master, so they should all be taken with warm water, beneficial without harm.