We often say that alcohol is not a good thing, but many people love it to the point of being "crazy about it". After a hangover, the mind is numbed by alcohol, and there are many instances of nonsense and improper behavior. At this time, a sobering soup is urgently needed to clear the mind. Below, I will recommend several traditional Chinese medicine sobering soups to clear heat and invigorate the spirit.
Recipe One: Kudzu Flower and Tangerine Peel Soup
Ingredients: 500g tangerine peel (white part removed), 500g aged tangerine peel, 200g sandalwood, 250g kudzu flower, 250g green bean flower, 100g ginseng, 100g white cardamom, 300g salt.
Effect: Tonifies the spleen and sober up. Used for alcohol intoxication, vomiting, and acid regurgitation.
Recipe Two: Licorice and Kudzu Flower Soup
Ingredients: 30g licorice, 30g dried kudzu flower, 30g kudzu root, 30g sandalwood, 30g cyperus rotundus.
Effect: Detoxifies alcohol. Suitable for excessive drinking and feeling of chest oppression.
Recipe Three: Tangerine Peel Soup
Ingredients: 30g aged tangerine peel (white part removed, scalded and stir-fried), 30g kudzu root, 30g licorice, 30g gypsum (crushed).
Effect: Treats excessive drinking, alcohol toxicity accumulated in the intestines and stomach, vomiting, and difficulty in consuming soup and water.
Recipe Four: Kudzu Flower Detoxification Soup
Ingredients: 15g kudzu flower, 15g white cardamom, 15g sandalwood as the main ingredients, 6g dried ginger, 6g fermented soybean, 6g Alisma, 6g white atractylodes, 4.5g poria cocos, 4.5g fu ling, 4.5g ginseng, 4.5g aged tangerine peel, 1.5g mosla chinensis, 1g green tangerine peel.
Effect: Treats symptoms of drunkenness such as vomiting of phlegm, restlessness, chest tightness, trembling of hands and feet, reduced appetite, and difficulty urinating.