The Kombucha culture has
been used for medicinal purposes for thousands of years
Kombucha Ancient Healing Tea
from Fermented Mushroom
by Mary Carlson
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The use of microorganisms
for medicinal use is certainly not new.
Mainstream antibiotics are
derived from microorganisms (such as penicillin) and pathogens (such
as polio or smallpox) play a role in vaccine development. And we use
the friendly organisms in acidophilus (found in yogurt, kefir and
tablets) to restore the beneficial flora in our intestines.
Kombucha, or Mandarin
Mushroom Tea is a specially fermented tea that you can make at home
with a simple recipe. You need a "baby" Kombucha to begin and you
can either buy the baby, or get one free from an avid Kombucha tea
drinker. Each mushroom comes with step-by-step instructions, or you
can get written instructions from the person who is giving you a
baby Kombucha mushroom.
Although the Kombucha
mushroom has been around, and used for medicinal purposes for
thousands of years, it was considered an exotic Chinese Mushroom
until this century. Kombucha tea, when fermented properly, offers a
host of beneficial microorganisms. It is a flat, dark, pancake
looking mushroom and looks very odd in the bowl as it ferments.
Before the days of modern
food preparation and packaging for commercial resale, fermenting
food was how people preserved foods. Lactic acid fermentation was
the most popular way to preserve food. Vegetables, cheese, cured
meats, and other whole, unrefined foods were kept down in the
basement, especially in the winter. These old basements were not
completely sealed from air, light or moisture. Preserving food via
fermentation today would be considered primitive by today's
standards. When we lost our old fashioned ability to maintain the
active constituents of raw food by lactic acid fermentation, our
rate of cancer and other diseases skyrocketed.
Research into lactic acid's
ability to kill cancer cells in vitro, and its ability to work with
beneficial flora in the intestines has emerged as a new science once
again. Our own bodies manufacture some lactic acid, as a weapon
against disease, but there was a time when our natural diet supplied
lactic acid too.
What are some of the health
benefits of consuming foods rich in lactic acid?
The lactic acid fermentation
process promotes the development of acetylcholine which promotes
healthy neurotransmitters, the cells that relay nervous signals
across the body. From acetylcholine, we develop choline, which is an
important brain chemical and is involved in healthy blood pressure.
Lactic acid fermented foods
are rich in enzymes and Vitamins A, C, and B. Enzyme deficiency is
the root cause of many diseases.
Lactic Acid makes the bowel
environment very unfriendly toward viruses and bacteria and aids in
the healthy expulsion of such pathogens.
It usually takes about 4-7
days for a Kombucha mushroom to produce the ordinary looking tea. I
find the tea very refreshing...a cross between bubbly champagne and
apple cider. Most people find it very tasty too. It may not be a
cure all, but it is a healthy drink for most people.
It probably seems very odd
that Kombucha tea is made with white sugar instead of raw, whole
sugar. But the mushroom consumes and completely alters the sugar in
a few days during the fermentation process. And the mushroom does
not seem to produce any babies if you use unrefined sugar. I have
not found a naturopath to advise against diabetics using the tea,
but if you are diabetic maybe you should check with your local
naturopath or licensed clinical nutritionist who is schooled in
Chinese mushroom herbology. I have seen Kombucha successfully used
in candida yeast support therapy and it does not seem to harm anyone
who has a lactose allergy. Many Chinese Medicine doctors are
familiar with Mandarin Kombucha tea, but most westerners are not.
Kombucha tea drinkers swear
by it. It appears to help a wide range of health problems. And we
already know that all teas are very healthy drinks.
So why not give Kombucha a
try? Bubbly anyone? © and ™
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About the author: Mary
Carlson has been helping people find solutions to health problems
and stay healthy naturally for over two decades. Visit her website
at
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