All You Needed to Know About Kombucha

All You Needed to Know About Kombucha

Kombucha is a kind of fermented tea drank for health reasons. There are no scientific evidences of its proclaimed health benefits. Nevertheless, it has been used for centuries as an energy drink. People have and still continue to report its several health benefits. It is made at home by fermenting tea with a solid mass of yeast and bacteria. This substance is also referred to as the mother or mushroom.

Know About Kombucha:

Components of the Kombucha drink

It contains less than 0.5% of alcohol. It is thus classified as a non alcoholic beverage. A prepared drink of kombucha can contain the following components:

B-Vitamins

• Alcohol
• Acetic acid
• Butyric acid
• Gluconic acid
• Lactic acid
• Malic acid
• Oxalic acid
• Usnic acid

The supposed health benefits of Kombucha tea are as follows:

• It contains a probiotic live bacteria which helps to increase the friendly bacteria of the gut.These bacteria help to digest food better and ensures better assimilation of nutrients.
• It acts as a detoxifying agent and helps to cleanse the body.
• It improves immunity and the disease and infection fighting capabilities of the body.
• It reduces arthritis pain.
• It flushes out kidney stones along with urine.
• It helps in reducing intestinal gas and digestion problems. The acidic content in the drink helps with the production of the gastric hydrochloric acid and helps in digestion.
• It improves eyesight and gives relief from migraine.
• It alleviates chronic fatigue, mental stress and tension.
• Its probiotic prowess is believed to slow down the progression of cancer and prevent it.

Contradictions to the health claims

• It has been found to increase the size of the liver and spleen in mice.
• There have been several reports of liver damage, metabolic acidosis and toxic reactions associated with persistent use of this tea.
• Severe hypersensitivities to the compounds in the drink are also not unheard of.
• A lot of undesirable reactions to the drink are related to the unhygienic fermenting of the tea.

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