TEAS FOR THE AMELIORATION OF THE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOLIC DRINKSAND PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF

摘要

Teas are provided herein for ameliorating the effects of alcoholic drinks a nd getting rid of, or curing, a "hangover". The teas broadly comprise 10 to 80 parts by weight of an alder extract and 20 to 90 parts by weight of a mountain ash extract. The alder extract and the mountain ash extracts each have been prepared from leaves, stems or roots of alder or mountain ash, respectively, by ordinary extraction processes at 70.degree.C to 80.degree.C for 4 to 6 hours in an extractant. The teas may optically als o include an extract of fructus ligustic fruit and/or an extract of radix puerariaes and/or a gou rd extract, at various mixing ratios. The effects of the teas for ameliorating a "hangover" are produced by taking the teas either before or after drinking alcoholic drinks.