Can you drink milk tea with Chinese medicine?

Milk tea is usually not recommended during the consumption of Chinese medicine. Milk tea may affect the body’s absorption of the active ingredients of Chinese medicine, thus affecting the efficacy of treatment. Milk tea is a high-sugar, high-cholesterol, high-fat type of beverage containing fat, tea polyphenols, caffeine, tannins and other ingredients, and the medicinal ingredients in the herbal soup are also very complex. Taken together, certain chemical reactions may occur, affecting the body’s absorption of the active ingredients of Chinese medicine, thus reducing the efficacy of Chinese medicine. In addition, the sweetness of milk tea may congest the stomach and intestines, the two taken together, easy to aggravate the functional burden of the stomach, intestines and other organs and tissues, easy to cause dyspepsia, bloating, abdominal pain and other uncomfortable symptoms. The sugar content of milk tea is also high, high blood sugar is best to drink milk tea or not drink milk tea. Milk tea contains caffeine, insomnia patients are also recommended to try not to drink milk tea during the drinking of Chinese medicine. Therefore, it is not recommended to drink milk tea during taking Chinese medicine. It is recommended to eat a light diet, which is conducive to the absorption of the medication to take effect. If you feel unwell while taking the medicine, please go to the hospital for consultation.