Re: Does anyone drink Kombucha tea?

[Guest guest]

I drank it for about a year ('95-96)...never really noticed any

benefits. Kind of a fun project, but a bit scary, fermenting this

stuff in a cabinet from a culture obtained from someone I contacted

online.....

Finally, when I moved across the country, I dropped using it (along

with the culture I had cultivated for a year), but, till you mentioned

it, I had almost forgotten.

Although there are testimonials here and there regarding it, I don't

know that there are any real scientific studies applying to it,

whatever it is.

On Sat, 05 Mar 2005 07:53:03 -0000, squeakymouse02 <jdmac@...> wrote:

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>

> Just curious if anyone drinks Kombucha tea and how beneficial do you

> think it is really? (There is a lot of hype on some websites).

>

> I'm currently brewing my first batch so I'm totally new to it,

> looking for others' experiences???

>

> Thanks,

> Jody

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi folks:

" Kombucha: a systematic review of the clinical evidence.

Ernst E.

Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of

Exeter and Plymouth, UK. Edzard.Ernst@...

AIM: Kombucha has become a popular complementary remedy. The aim of

this systematic review was to critically evaluate the evidence

related to its efficacy and safety. METHODS: Computerised literature

searches were carried out to locate all human medical investigations

of kombucha regardless of study design. Data were extracted and

validated by the present author and are reported in narrative form.

RESULTS: No clinical studies were found relating to the efficacy of

this remedy. Several case reports and case series raise doubts about

the safety of kombucha. They include suspected liver damage,

metabolic acidosis and cutaneous anthrax infections. One fatality is

on record. CONCLUSIONS: On the basis of these data it was concluded

that the largely undetermined benefits do not outweigh the documented

risks of kombucha. It can therefore not be recommended for

therapeutic use. Copyright 2003 S. Karger GmbH, Freiburg

Publication Types:

Review

PMID: 12808367 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] "

Rodney.

> I drank it for about a year ('95-96)...never really noticed any

> benefits. Kind of a fun project, but a bit scary, fermenting this

> stuff in a cabinet from a culture obtained from someone I contacted

> online.....

>

> Finally, when I moved across the country, I dropped using it (along

> with the culture I had cultivated for a year), but, till you

mentioned

> it, I had almost forgotten.

>

> Although there are testimonials here and there regarding it, I don't

> know that there are any real scientific studies applying to it,

> whatever it is.

>

>

> On Sat, 05 Mar 2005 07:53:03 -0000, squeakymouse02 <jdmac@t...>

wrote:

> >

> >

> > Just curious if anyone drinks Kombucha tea and how beneficial do

you

> > think it is really? (There is a lot of hype on some websites).

> >

> > I'm currently brewing my first batch so I'm totally new to it,

> > looking for others' experiences???

> >

> > Thanks,

> > Jody

> >

> >

> >

> >