| Kombucha is a active therapeutic pick-me-up made | | | | hair wash among other things. |
| by fermenting tea and sugar with the kombucha | | | | The Organic Acids |
| culture. The effect can taste like something between | | | | |
| sparkling apple cider and champagne, depending on | | | | Glucuronic acid |
| what form of tea you apply. It's not what you'd | | | | The body's most significant detoxifier. If toxins go |
| reckon fermented tea to taste like. | | | | into your liver, the acid will bind to the toxins and help |
| Green tea kombucha. The origins of Kombucha have | | | | flush them out through the kidneys. Once bound by |
| become befuddled in the mists of time. It is thought | | | | glucuronic acid toxins cannot elude. A product of the |
| to have originated in the Far East, probably China, | | | | oxidation procedure of glucose, glucuronic acid is one |
| and has been consumed there for at least two | | | | of the more substantial constituents of Kombucha. |
| thousand years. The first recorded use of kombucha | | | | As a detoxifying agent it's one of the few agents |
| comes from China in 221 BC during the Tsin Dynasty. | | | | that can cope with pollution from the products of the |
| It was known as "The Tea of Immortality". | | | | petroleum industry, including all the plastics, herbicides, |
| It has been used in Eastern Europe, Russia and Japan | | | | pesticides and resins. It captures the phenols in your |
| for numerous centuries. It's from Japan in 415 AD | | | | liver and they are then destroyed with ease in the |
| that the name kombucha is said to have come. A | | | | kidneys Kombucha can be enormously useful for |
| Korean doctor called Kombu or Kambu treated the | | | | allergy patients. different by-product of glucuronic |
| Emperor Inyko with the tea and it took his name, | | | | acid are the glucosamines, the structures connected |
| "Kombu" and "cha" meaning tea. Russia has a | | | | with cartilage, collagen and the liquids which lubricate |
| farseeing tradition of using a therapeutic beverage | | | | the joints. This is what makes the Kombucha so |
| called "Tea Kvass" made from a "Japanese | | | | powerful against arthritis. |
| Mushroom". | | | | Lactic Acidcrucial for the digestive system. Assist |
| From Russia it dispersed to Prussia, Poland, Germany | | | | blood circulation, helps prevent bowel decay and |
| and Denmark but it seems to have died out during | | | | constipation. Aids in balancing acids and alkaline in the |
| World War Two. After the war Dr Rudolph Skelnar | | | | body and believed to help in the prevention of cancer |
| created renewed interest in kombucha in Germany | | | | by helping to regulate blood pH levels. |
| when he used it in his practice to handle cancer | | | | |
| patients, metabolic disorders, high blood pressure and | | | | Acetic Acid |
| diabetes. | | | | A powerful preservative and it stops harmful |
| The Kombucha Culture | | | | bacteria. |
| The Kombucha culture resembles a white rubbery | | | | Usnic Acid |
| pancake. It's often called a 'scoby' which stands for ' | | | | A natural antibiotic that can be effective against |
| symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeasts.The culture is | | | | many viruses. |
| placed in sweetened black or green tea and turns a | | | | Oxalic Acid |
| bowl full of sweet tea into a bowl full of vitamins, | | | | An effective preservative and helps the intercellular |
| minerals, enzymes and health-giving organic acids. | | | | production of energy. |
| Three cultures or scobys | | | | Malic acid |
| As the Kombucha culture digests the sugar it | | | | Detoxifies the liver. |
| produces a array of organic acids like glucuronic acid, | | | | |
| gluconic acid, lactic acid, acetic acid, butyric acid, malic | | | | Gluconic Acid |
| acid and usnic acid; vitamins, particularly B vitamins | | | | It is created by the bacteria and will break down to |
| and vitamin C; as well as amino acids, enzymes. Let's | | | | caprylic acid. It is beneficial to patients of candidiasis |
| not forget all the benefits of the probiotic | | | | and other yeast infectionary issues such as thrush. |
| microorganisms themselves. The Kombucha culture is | | | | Butyric acid |
| a powerful biochemical tool in your house! | | | | This is created from the yeast and helps to protect |
| You might question if fermenting tea with yeasts | | | | human cullular membranes. Combine this with Gluconic |
| would produce an alcoholic beverage. Well it's a | | | | acid and it strengthens the walls of the gut to |
| wonderful query! The yeasts do produce alcohol | | | | combal yeast infections like candida. |
| however the bacteria in the culture turn the alcohol | | | | Types of Tea for Kombucha |
| to organic acids. only minute quantities of alcohol, | | | | Fresh tea leaves Kombucha requires tea for its |
| more often than not 1% by volume remains in the | | | | fermentation (Camellia Sinensis). That's real tea not |
| kombucha brew. | | | | herbal tea. It can be also be sensitive to strong |
| With every brew you create the kombucha creates | | | | aromatic oils. Earl Grey teas contain Bergamot oil and |
| a new layer or scoby on the surface of the liquid. | | | | this can actually destroy the culture. There are |
| These canful be remaining to thicken the scoby or | | | | several different kinds of tea that give different |
| can be divided, giving you extra cultures that you | | | | results from lighter tastes to stronger more cider like |
| may keep in some sweet tea in the fridge in case | | | | tastes. |
| anything may pass to your active culture. Or you | | | | Black Tea |
| may want to pass on spare Kombucha cultures to | | | | Black tea is made from leaves that have been fully |
| other people or use a new scoby to start another | | | | fermented. The leaves wilt on their own after being |
| pot of kombucha. | | | | left out in the sun. Then the leaves are fired and |
| Kombucha and Health | | | | creap a deep, rich flavor and a dark red colored |
| Many wellness speculations are created for kombucha | | | | brew. |
| but there is a lesser amount of inquiry on the | | | | Oolong Tea |
| benefits of kombucha than there is on fermented | | | | The Oolong brew is a in-between combiniation of |
| milk products. It has unquestionably been conveyed | | | | green and black tea. After you pick the leaf, it is |
| to have like antibiotic, antiviral and anti fungal | | | | lightly rolled and allowed to partially ferment until you |
| properties in lab tests. In rats it's been displayed to | | | | nptice the edges to start turning brown. Oolong |
| protect against stress and improve liver function. | | | | combines the taste and colour of black and green |
| There is a ton of existential evidence from people | | | | tea. |
| who have been taking kombucha over various years. | | | | Green Tea |
| various of the benefits reported encompass | | | | Green tea whithers then gets steamed or heated in |
| increases in energy levels, metabolic disorders, | | | | order to prevent oxidation. It is then rolled and dried |
| allergies, cancer, digestive problems, candidiasis, | | | | up. Green tea is known for it's delicate taste and |
| hypertension, HIV, chronic fatigue and arthritis. It | | | | obvious green color. The Japanese tea Sencha brews |
| ‘s also used externally for skin problems and as a | | | | an peculiarly fine kombucha. |