Kombucha: benefits and harms

Probably, many people remember from childhood the refreshing pleasant taste of tea kvass. But this is not only a delicious and natural replacement for the usual soda. This drink has tremendous health benefits.

The benefits of kombucha

In reality tea mushroom is not even a mushroom at all. He is a living being, similar to a certain extent to a jellyfish. It is the interaction of the yeast with an acetic acid rod. In this regard, it would be legitimate to assert that this creature carries the features of a fungal colony and some qualities of an alga.

The drink is formed after the interaction of this symbiont creature with a strong infusion of black tea. Among its components:

• Acids of natural organic origin.
• Fatty acids called lipids.
• Tannins are substances with tanning properties.
• Enzymes necessary for the normal functioning of the body.
• A wide range of vitamins.
• Monosugar.
• Caffeine.
• Chlorophyll.
• Antibiotic jellyfish of natural natural origin.
• Ethanol.

This mixture can be safely called a real life-giving cocktail. According to scientists, the use of this drink has a very positive effect on health. If you drink it in conjunction with the usual treatment, recovery occurs much earlier.

The most important beneficial quality of this drink is that it contains anti-inflammatory and antibacterial components. This drink works very well on the stomach and intestines. It normalizes the work of these organs, destroying harmful microflora, promotes proper digestion, eliminates bad breath, which often happens in people with stomach problems.

Due to the beneficial qualities of this drink, it is successfully used to heal from gastrointestinal ailments, for example, of an infectious nature. It is also recommended to use it as a medicine for the liver and gallbladder. It is recommended to use the drink not as a substitute for full-fledged treatment, but as a complementary measure.

An infusion of a useful colony is used as a remedy for colds, rinsing the nose for chronic rhinitis, oral diseases, eye diseases, atherosclerosis and hypertension. After drinking this drink regularly for several months, you can significantly improve blood pressure, lower cholesterol concentration, normalize sleep and cure headaches. With the help of this drink, you can heal wounds on the skin, including purulent ones. It is also effective for the treatment of tuberculosis.

It is very useful to drink kombucha for the elderly. It improves well-being, eliminates constipation, makes a person more energetic, and normalizes the state of the nervous system. During an exacerbation of colds, it is recommended to drink it as a preventive measure.

Kombucha harm

Despite the tremendous benefits that a drink from a kombucha colony brings, not everyone can drink it. For example, you should not drink it for some stomach ailments and diabetes mellitus.

You cannot use this drink in conjunction with certain antibiotics, for example, with nolicin, tsiprolet and some others. Do not use pain relievers and antipyretics with kombucha. It damages the nervous system and bone marrow health. The liver also suffers when these funds are taken together.

The use of sleeping pills or tranquilizers along with kombucha drink leads to the fact that the drugs begin to poison the body. Do not drink the drink in large quantities, as you can get a mucous burn. In addition, a large amount of the drink reduces blood clotting, has a bad effect on the functioning of the kidneys and liver. All this can lead to shock and anemia. Large volumes of the drink can cause allergy symptoms.

Where to buy Kombucha

It is impossible to buy kombucha in a regular store or pharmacy chain in our country. Sometimes it can be found among the offers of some online stores selling health products. There it is sold dry. After purchase, it will need to be revived by placing it in a nutrient medium.

In European countries, as well as in Japan or China, you can buy a colony in pharmacies. If you have the opportunity, you can bring a colony of kombucha from there.

But it is best to buy live kombucha from friends or use private offers of people on the Internet. It's easy enough to find someone who grows kombucha for sale on free classified ads. It costs quite inexpensively - about 100-200 rubles.

Kombucha contraindications

Based on the harmful properties of the drink described by us, we can formulate several contraindications for its use. Fortunately, the list of them is rather modest:

• The most important contraindication is diabetes mellitus. With this disease, it is necessary to carefully monitor the amount of sugar consumed and foods with it. Therefore, you should not increase the amount of glucose also with a drink with sugar.
• With a high acidity of gastric juice, taking a tea drink can cause heartburn or a burning sensation in the stomach. Therefore, in the presence of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, accompanied by high acidity, the use of the drink must be limited.
• If you are overweight, do not drink this healthy drink with meals or just before eating. It will awaken your appetite. It is more correct in this case to use it not earlier than a couple of hours after eating. If you ate meat, then this time interval should be increased to 4 hours.
• This healthy drink contains a certain percentage of ethyl alcohol. Therefore, keep this feature in mind if you are going to get behind the wheel of a vehicle.

How to consume kombucha

If you want to drink this healthy drink, then remember one important quality of kombucha - it helps to digest food quickly. Therefore, never drink it with meals or before eating. The best time for this drink is 2 or 4 hours after eating. You need to consume it in the amount of 100 ml. If you have problems with digestion, then you can drink a drink before meals, about 30 minutes, in a volume of 150 ml.

The tea drink has a healing effect and helps to cleanse the body. It is best to drink this drink in the morning on an empty stomach to improve digestion, as well as in the evening for a restful and long sleep.

How to care for kombucha

After you have purchased kombucha, it is important to create a breeding ground for it. To do this, brew tea with 3.5 liters of water, a glass of sugar and 2 tablespoons of loose leaf tea. Better to take black tea, not green. After brewing, let the solution cool and strain to prevent the tea leaves from falling on the kombucha colony. Then add to this volume 2 cups of the drink in which the kombucha developed earlier. Now take the mushroom colony with clean and dry hands and carefully place it in the jar of prepared tea. Do not touch the kombucha with metal objects.

Cover the jar with gauze folded in several layers and secure it with an elastic band or tie it. Next, the jar should be left for about a week in a place where it will not be exposed to direct sunlight. After a few days, you will notice how a new layer of fungus begins to form on the surface, which has a connection with the old colony.

A tasty and healthy drink will be ready in about a week. Then the mushroom can be removed and used to prepare a new portion of the drink or for propagation. The kombucha colony itself should be split up from time to time. Its optimal thickness should not exceed 3 cm.

Keep a close eye on the fungus and avoid mold, rotting smells, or cheesy aromas. This indicates damage to the mushroom. In this case, the colony must be removed, rinsed with clean water and carefully examined. If the culture itself has traces of mold, then it will have to be thrown out. If everything is in order with her, then it is necessary to prepare a new nutrient solution and grow the mushroom already in it.

Kombucha treatment

Kombucha can be used to treat various colds... To do this, the drink must be slightly warmed up and gargled with it up to 15 times a day. This procedure will reduce pain, reduce temperature and will speed up the healing process.

If you notice signs of conjunctivitis, then kombucha can be used to treat the condition. Soak a cotton swab in the drink and rub it over your eyes several times a day.

Kombucha lotions can be used to heal small wounds on the skin. To do this, a gauze bandage dipped in a life-giving drink must be applied to the surface of the wound. These dressings need to be changed every 4 hours.

Drinking this drink regularly is beneficial for treating high blood pressure and lowering blood cholesterol. As a result, after a few months, the pressure returns to normal, the walls of the vessels are strengthened, and the headache passes. The drink is useful to drink and as a prophylaxis.

To improve the condition of the teeth and heal the gums, it is useful to rinse your mouth with infusion of kombucha daily. As a result of this procedure, microbes that enter the teeth and gums along with food die. This method can cure stomatitis and strengthen the gums.

If you add a decoction of immortelle leaves to the solution for making a healthy drink, then the finished drink can be used to heal liver diseases. Such a drink will have analgesic properties. In addition, the immortelle activates the positive qualities of the drink.

If you add a solution of chicory to the prepared drink, then it will have a beneficial effect on the activity of the pancreas. This combination is also useful for the normalization of metabolic processes.

With diarrhea, a combination of tea mushroom infusion with galangal broth has a good effect. This tandem will improve the work of the intestines and eliminate signs of intoxication.

Kombucha: reviews

Many people have been using this healthy and refreshing drink for many years. They drink it to quench their thirst in the summer heat and as a remedy. Many women use kombucha as a cosmetic product. They are rinsed hair, wash your face, even to eliminate rough skin on the heels. There are many applications for the drink and the reviews are only positive. The only negative is that kombucha requires attention.