16 benefits of Kombucha (and how to make it at home) –

Kombucha is a fermented tea that fits as a tasty, tasty, refreshing and different ancestral drink. A natural product that has resurfaced, with the social search for a healthier diet, an ancient drink, which promises several health benefits, but is still little known. To get to know kombucha tea better, we separate 16 benefits of drinking and the right way to make it!

What is Kombucha and what is it for?

Kombucha tea is made by fermenting Indian tea (Camellia sinensis) with a gelatinous plate, called Scoby. It is a symbiosis of yeasts and bacteria that are beneficial to health and that transform the liquid into a refreshing drink, slightly carbonated, with a frugal aroma and that provides various acids and nutrients to the body. A “kombucha colony” consists mainly of xylinum bacteria and yeast cultures.

Kombucha is believed to have originated in northeastern China (Manchuria) during the Tsin Dynasty (Ling Chi) around 220 BC and was popularized for its detoxifying and energizing properties. “The drink arrived in Japan during 414 AD when the physician Kombu used the drink to cure Emperor Inkyo’s ailments. It is believed that the name Kombucha originated from the doctor’s name. Kombucha is a Japanese term for slightly fermented tea,” explains nutritionist Giovanna Oliveira.

But despite the reports of its benefits and its history, scientifically, nothing is proven. “There is no conclusive study in the literature that speaks of the benefits of kombucha for humans. However, studies done in rats and other animals such as dogs, ducks, rabbits and chickens report a series of anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties, improving gastrointestinal functions. As these studies started in animals, there is nothing conclusive for humans specifically for kombucha tea, but when we see all these functions taking place in animals, it is very likely that this will be repeated for humans”, explains Lícia D’Ávila, nutritionist.

How to make kombucha at home

And how to make Kombucha? Nurture Giovanna Oliveira gives the recipe:

Ingredients:

300g of green or black tea leaves 400ml of water 5 tablespoons of brown sugar 1 unit of Scoby 300ml of kombucha 1 cup of jabuticaba 200ml of water 4 tablespoons of brown sugar

Method of preparation:

To prepare the tea: Boil the 400ml of water, turn off the heat, add the tea leaves, cover and let it rest for 10 to 15 minutes. Strain, add the sugar, 600ml of water, the Scoby and 300ml of your whey. Pour the mixture into a glass jar or bottle, cover with a paper towel or voile cloth, secure the mouth of the jar with an elastic band and let it rest for 1 week for your Scoby to multiply. After 1 week, save each of the puppies, with 200ml of their own water and distribute to their friends.

To flavor your drink: Boil the jabuticaba with 200ml of water and 4 tablespoons of sugar for 20 minutes. Pass through a sieve and let cool. Mix 300ml of fermented kombucha serum with 100ml of jabuticaba juice and cover. Let it rest for 3 days in a cool place and away from the sun to ferment, opening it once a day so it doesn’t burst.

There is also kombucha powder that can be easily purchased. “Kombucha has a powdered version and promotes the same benefits and should be used as directed on the label”, says nutritionist Barbara Lazzarini

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Kombucha – Benefits

“It is a natural product, providing various acids and nutrients to the organism, that resurfaced with the social search for a healthier diet. It is an ancient drink that promises many health benefits, but it is still little known”, comments Bárbara. Learn now a little more about the benefits of kombucha tea.

1- Contributes to weight loss

“PIt can help with weight loss because once you repopulate the intestinal microflora, you balance the bacteroidetes and firmicutes phyla, bacteria known to cause obesity”, explains Lícia.

2- Combat gastritis

As kombucha tea has a reduced PH (more acidic), it facilitates the release of digestive enzymes. So, it can help the person who has gastritis due to lack of digestive enzymes.

3- It helps the gastric PH

Many believe that Kombucha balances blood PH, but according to experts, this is not true. “With regard to reducing blood pH, there is no such thing. We have a “buffer” system in the body that is able to balance the PH”, says Lícia. But the gastric PH, according to the professional, is something that the drink can help at the time of digestion, improving the digestibility of food.

4- Improves bowel function

“Kombucha tea helps to balance the intestinal microbiota”, says Giovanna. Consequently, with this more balanced culture, healthy evacuation is facilitated.

5- Prevents intestinal infections

“Probiotics have a number of beneficial health effects, including improvement of situations of constipation, diarrhea, improvement of symptoms of intestinal inflammation (such as Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, among others)” says Barbara.

6- Strengthens the immune system

According to Guiovanna, our intestine is the main organ of the immune system. That is, any food or nutrient that aims at the health of the intestine and intestinal microbiota will collaborate so that this intestine has an effect on the immune system.

7- It can prevent diseases like diabetes

Nutritionist Bárbara reports that animal studies have been successful in helping and preventing diseases such as diabetes. But it is worth remembering that in humans, there is no conclusive research.

8- Reduces stress and helps insomnia

“O Kombucha’s secret is completely connected to the intestine. The intestine is responsible for the production of serotonin. The individual with a healthy intestine is less stressed and sleeps better”, says Bárbara

9- Can normalize blood pressure

There is no scientific proof of this benefit, but several users report having noticed this effect.

10- Reduces migraines

The drink has calming properties, which may also help with headaches and even migraines.

11- It can act as a detoxifier

For all its benefits, detoxification of the organism is one of the most important.

12- Prevents urinary infections

“It can help reduce this competition that is created between good bacteria and bad bacteria, decreasing intestinal dysbiosis and Escherichia coli bacteria, which is one of the major causes of urinary tract infection” explains Lícia.

13- It is antioxidant

Because of its green and black tea base, Kombucha carries with it several antioxidants that come in these drinks and that help fight free radicals in our body.

14- It has anticancer effects

Exactly because of its antioxidant function, kombucha tea becomes a great source of anticancer effects.

15- Has anti-inflammatory properties

Drinking helps a lot to control inflammations, in general. “There are no studies that reveal whether it is favorable for rheumatoid arthritis or another type of inflammation. But because it has antioxidant properties, it is a potent anti-inflammatory”, continues Lícia.

16- Improves digestion

Since its PH content is lower, it improves the digestibility of food, playing a role similar to that of hydrochloric acid in digestion when taken before meals.

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