Kombucha Tea – What can it do for you?

Kombucha Tea isn’t what most people think about when they think of tea. It also doesn’t come pre-packaged for you in a bottle or a bag that you can buy, although, you can buy a Kombucha starter culture. This drink is brewed by combining black or green tea and fermenting it with a culture of macroscopic organisms sometimes called a “Kombucha colony”. This drink has recently become popular in western culture but it’s actually been around for thousands of years.

History of Kombucha Tea

It is believed that this drink was first made in Asia during the Tsin dynasty in China around 212 B.C. It was referred to as the “Tea of Immortality” during that time. Travelers and traders began to roam the world, spreading it though India and Russia. After WWII it spread through Germany and the rest of Europe.

For many hundreds of years a tea similar to this drink has been made and used as a treatment for cancer in Russia.

Currently, this tea is known and used throughout the world and it seems to be more popular than ever before. Its popularity comes from its many reported healthy benefits.

Health Benefits of Kombucha

Many users have reported various health benefits from drinking this tea including the following:

• Eases constipation by acting as a laxative
• May provide relief from arthritis
• Cleanses the colon and gall bladder
• Promotes healthy digestion
• Provides relief from stomach cramping and colitis
• Relieves diarrhea
• Fights bronchitis and asthma
• Cleanses Candida overgrowth
• Aides the metabolism
• Helps with stress
• Gives relief from headaches
• Cleanses the liver
• Helps clear up skin conditions
• Helps detoxify the body

How to make Kombucha Tea

There are specific steps you need to follow when preparing this tea:

• Be sure to wash your hands thoroughly.
• Fill a pot with water and place on high heat.
• Boil the water for around five minutes to be sure that the water is pure.
• Remove the pot from heat and add about six bags of tea with one cup of sugar with the water.
• Make sure to brew about two quarts of either green or black tea.
• Let the tea sit until its cooled to room temperature before adding the starter culture. Pour the tea into a large glass container.
• Add the culture and the liquid it came in to the tea.
• Cover the glass pitcher of tea with a paper towel and hold the towel in place with a rubber band. This will keep any flies or bugs out of the tea.
• Store the tea in a warm dark place with no direct sunlight.
• The fermentation process should take about eight to twelve days.
• During this time the tea with start to bubble and take on a sharp tart flavor. At this point test the tea with an acid strip that should have been included with the starter kit to make sure the PH level is between 2.7 and 3.2. When it is at the desired PH level, store your tea in a cool dry place for about four more days to finish the process. At this point the tea is ready to drink.

  
  
  

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