Kombucha, Tea of Immortality

Have you ever heard the word Kombucha? Kombucha, also called as “tea of Kombu”, is a fermented solution of tea, sugar, and Kombu “fungus”. Fermentation of Kombucha produces lactate acid that can help improving body’s metabolism.

The History of Kombucha

The word Kombucha comes from Kombu and Cha. Kombu is the name of Korean physician, and Cha means tea. In 414 BC, physician Kombu recovered Japanese emperor, Inkyo, from chronic indigestion. Kombu suggests the patient to consume tea water mixed with the “fungus”. After consuming Kombu’s ingredient, the emperor recovers from his disease. As appreciation for Kombu’s assistance, the emperor named Kombu’s ingredient as Kombucha.

Kombu “fungus” is not a fungus in the real meaning. It is a white gelatin sheet organism with thickness between 0.3 – 1.2 cm and covered with elastic membrane. The Kombu “fungus” is a colony of many bacteria’s yeast. One of them is Saccharomyces ludwigii, that symbiosis with Bacterium zylinum and other organism.

Another version of Kombucha is that it is guessed that Kombucha comes from China. It has been popular as healthy drink since 3,000 years ago. Since 212 BC, Chinese have believed that Kombucha can make immortal. Chinese called it as “tea of immortality”. From China, the spread of Kombucha follows the trade routes to all around the world.

The Benefit of Kombucha

There are many benefits when consumes Kombucha:

1. Kombucha as medicine of any chronic disease, for example rheumatoid arthritis, chronic fatigue syndromes, indigestion, insomnia, fertility, and many others.

2. Kombucha as antitoxin. Consuming Kombucha can neutralize toxin.

3. Kombucha as face cleaner. Because Kombucha can neutralize toxin, it also can be used as face cleaner.

4. Many other benefits.