Disclosed is a composition for relieving and preventing hangover and, more specifically, a composition for relieving and preventing hangover, which includes Hovenia dulcis Thunb fruit extract, Rosa Roxburghii extract, Engelgardtia chrysolepis HANCE extract, rotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertner fruits) extract and nicotinic acid amide as active ingredients, and accelerates in vivo absorption/decomposition of alcohol after drinking, thereby helping to relieve and prevent hangover, as well as a beverage for relieving and preventing hangover including the same.