Oral medication should generally not be served with tea, which can have an effect on the effectiveness of oral medication. The specific reasons are as follows:
1. Tea contains caffeine, theophylline, tannins and other ingredients, tannins can make some drugs containing metal ions (such as iron, calcium, etc.) to produce precipitation, not only reduce the efficacy of the treatment, but also cause gastric discomfort.
2. A variety of enzyme preparations such as: polymerase tablets pepsin and tea in the combination of ellagic acid to produce ellagic acid protein and lose efficacy.
3. Theophylline is alkaline, which can make some acidic drugs less effective.
Tea can not be sent to take drugs for other reasons, whether it is traditional Chinese medicine or Western medicine, need to carefully read the instructions before taking medication, or follow the doctor’s instructions to choose the method of taking medication.