Kombucha is an unusual complex of microorganisms (yeasts and bacteria) capable of creating an abundance of different nutritional and pharmacologically useful substances from a small number of components. These are: glucose, fructose, vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B12, B15, vitamin C, biotin, folic acid, lecithin, lactic, gluconic, and glucoronic acids, fruit acids (tartaric, oxalic, citric, acetic, malonic), some enzymes, 14 amino acids, biogenic amines and some antibiotics. Because of this ability of the kombucha culture, it is not surprising that it is called the miracle mushroom and belongs to the group of mushrooms with significant medicinal properties.
Vitamin B1 (thiamine) helps maintain the network of nerve fibers in the body. Together with vitamin B2 and B6, it reduces depression and memory loss. Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) helps cells use oxygen. Together with vitamin A, it prevents cataracts. Vitamin 53 (niacin) dilates blood vessels, increases blood flow to wounds and accelerates their healing. It helps maintain the health of the nervous system and the formation of hormones. Vic 55 (pantothenic acid) reduces the number of gray hairs. Vitamin 86 (Pridoxine) is important for maintaining a strong immune system. It helps the formation of white blood cells, which are the biggest fighters against infections in the body. Vicin 812 not only reduces the level of the artery-clogging amino acid homocysteine, but also converts homocysteine into methionine, an amino acid that prevents cancer.
The use of vitamin B12 becomes more serious as the body ages, because it is difficult for it to absorb it, so it is necessary to increase its intake. Biotin (vitamin H) helps break down fat. It helps to reduce gray hair and hair loss. This is the reason why biotin appears as an ingredient in many shampoos. Folic acid is very important for the renewal of blood cells. Lack of this vitamin is reflected in poor blood count.
Vitamin C is a substance that, like other vitamins, the body cannot produce. Prevents scurvy, disease of the arteries. It helps the biosynthesis of collagen, a protein that makes up the structure of bones, skin, and blood vessels. L. lactic acid regulates cellular respiration, prevents the formation of cancer cells. Regulates blood pH. Glucaronic acid is created in a healthy liver, and previous attempts to create it synthetically have failed. Its role in the body is to bind poisons created in the body in the process of metabolism and introduced from the outside. Trapped poisons go through the bile into the intestines and through the kidneys into the urine. This acid is not resorbed, but is completely removed. Also, it is one of the components of heparin that maintains the level of blood density. Usnic acid has strong antibiotic effects. It is thought to prevent the growth of tumor cells. Amino acids are the constituents of proteins. In the human body, more than 20 amino acids are combined in various combinations, forming a large number of proteins. The presence of cysteine and methionine in the kombucha drink is very important, because methionine helps the body to protect itself from heavy metals, such as lead and aluminum.
Antibiotically active substances. Kombucha drink is active against some staphylococci. All substances called bactericidin and preparation MM were isolated from the kombucha drink. They are used in the treatment of stomach diseases. The drink shows exceptional antibiotic activity against E. coli.
