Kombucha: the elixir of immortality

Kombucha: the elixir of immortality
Side effects
Beneficial features

tea mushroom Kombucha - a living organism Medusomyces gisevi, used to make fermented drinks, which are attributed to a variety of useful features, from improving digestion to the ability to prevent cancer. This culture, which is usually called a mushroom, actually consists of yeast and bacteria, forming a symbiotic colony.

Application

Proponents of alternative medicine recommend using Kombucha for the treatment and / or prevention of the following offenses:

Insomnia;
Chronic fatigue syndrome;
Multiple sclerosis;
Cancer;
Acne;
Atherosclerosis;
Constipation;
Diabetes;
Disorders of the gastrointestinal tract;
Headache;
Hemorrhoids;
High blood pressure;
Osteoarthritis;
Stress.

Good quality

Despite the widespread view that Kombucha stimulates the immune system and helps to fight with various disorders, scientific evidence for this is very small.

In 2003, a study was conducted of the action drink Kombucha in rats, in which it was discovered that kombucha may have some antioxidant and immune-stimulating properties. The scientists who conducted another study on rats, concluded that drink from the tea fungus can reduce stress and protect the liver. However, similar studies in humans have never been conducted.

Security

There are many cases where the drink of tea fungus caused more or less serious side effects, including such as:

Stomach upset;
Fungal infections;
Allergic reactions;
Jaundice;
Nausea;
Headache;
Liver toxicity;
Anthrax;
Lead poisoning (due to the fact that the drink is prepared in the container present in the enamel which lead).

In April 1995, two women who, within two months of daily drinking drink tea fungus, have been hospitalized with severe acidosis (a condition in which abnormal marked increase in the acidity of body fluids). One of them, two days after arrival at the hospital died of cardiac arrest, the other recovered.