On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:46:08 GMT, DogMa >
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wrote:
>> If anyone has a comment about making kombucha tea or use of tea to
>> dissolve kidney stones, I would be interested to read it.
>
>Purely anecdotal, of course, but... an otherwise absurdly healthy aged
>aunt of mine was hospitalized with thrombocytopenia (easy bruising) and
>other, more serious ailments that escape me just now. The diagnostician,
>who knew her well, was nonplussed until she mentioned that she'd started
>drinking kombucha daily a few months prior. He ordered her off it
>instanter, and she soon recovered completely.
>
>YMMV-
>
>DM

Yipes! I read that the "mushroom" formed during kombucha preparation
is susceptible of being invaded by unfriendly fungae and bacteria
unless care is taken; plus the brewing is capable of causing chemicals
to leach out of non-glass containers. bookburn