How long you can drink Chinese medicine after drinking tea is uncertain, there is no uniform clinical standard, but it is recommended to stop drinking tea during the taking of Chinese medicine, so as not to reduce the efficacy of the drug. In addition, during the period of taking Chinese medicine should not drink carbonated beverages, coffee and other stimulating beverages, should not eat cold, fatty food, prohibit drinking alcohol. The chemical composition of tea is more complex, relevant research shows that tea contains more than 400 kinds of organic chemical components, such as tea polyphenols, alkaloids, amino acids, aromatic substances and so on. The chemical composition of traditional Chinese medicine is also more complex, especially ginseng, astragalus, Wu, ripened rhizome and other tonic drugs, which saponins, alkaloids can be combined with the tea polyphenols in tea, thus reducing the efficacy of the drug. If you want to know how long you can drink Chinese medicine after drinking tea, you can specifically consult the herbalist who prescribed the Chinese medicine.