So, What is Kombucha?
'Kombucha is a living health drink made by fermenting tea and sugar with the kombucha culture (also known as SCOBY or Mother). The result can sometimes taste a little vinegary, but most say it tastes something like something between sparkling apple cider and champagne, depending on what kind of tea you use.
Its origins are not 100% know, however it is thought to have originated in China, where it has been consumed for nearly 2,000 years. During the Tsin Dynasty in 221 BC, kombucha was known as “The Tea of Immortality.” This is also where the first record of kombucha consumption comes from.
It has also been used in Russia, Japan and Eastern Europe for many centuries. From Russia it spread to Prussia, Poland, Germany and Denmark but has been said to have died out, temporarily, during World War Two. After the war Dr Rudolph Skelnar created renewed interest in kombucha in Germany when he used it in his practice to treat cancer patients, metabolic disorders, high blood pressure and diabetes.'
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