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Although commonly referred to as a mushroom, the kombucha is actually a combination of a number
of different elements, inluding lichen, bacteria, and yeast. Kombucha tea contains a variety of
different nutrients and other health-promoting substances. It is a natural energy booster and
detoxifier that may also help slow or reverse the aging process and fight such serious diseases
as AIDS, cancer, and multiple sclerosis.
The Kombucha, or Manchurian, "mushroom" has reputedly been used in Asian countries and in
Russia for centuries. The "mushroom" itself is not eaten. Rather, a tea is made by formenting
the "mushroom" for about a week in a mixture of water, sugar, and green or black tea, with apple
cider vinegar or a bit of previously made tea added. Kept in the mixture, the "mushroom"
reproduces, and the "daughter mushrooms" can then be used to produce more tea.
Because of the way in which it has traditionally been propagated (one at a time, by individual users),
kombucha may be difficult to find. Many people who have them received a daughter "mushroom"
as a gift from a friend, although there are some herbal companies that sell both the "mushrooms"
and the bottled tea commercially.
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