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I've been exploring the www and came upon the Kombucha Home Page. Kombucha is a fungus which has been grown in Manchuria and other parts of the East for centuries. It grows in a medium of water, black tea and sugar. When the brew reaches a certain stage it is drunk. Today over a million Japanese people drink it daily. "There is an area in Russia called Kargasok, where the people consume dairy products and vegetables, drink liquor and smoke. They also drink this tea culture. . . .The women are virtually without wrinkles, and few visable signs of aging" It is claimed that the tea activates the glandular system, stimulates metabolism, aids in weight reduction, lowers uric acid, cholesterol, rhumatism, arthritis, neurasthenia, stomach-liver-kidney disorders, gout, boils, artheroschlerosis, hypertension, skin diseases. The tea is felt to rebuild the colon flora and increase blood circulatin and aid those under stress. Another list of claims: 1 helps constipation 2 helps muscular aches and pains in shoulders and neck 3 helps bronchitis, asthma, and coughs in two or three days 4 helps allergies, also with aching nerves 5 is prescribed in kidney problems 6 cleanses the gall bladder, helps colitis and nervous stomach 7 has proven useful in catarachs and other formations on the cornea 8 helps heal diseases. will lower cholesterol and soften veins and arteries 9 will stop infectious diarrhea 10 helps burning of fat, therefore helps to lose weight 11 helps insomnia 12 helps the LIVER work more efficiently 13 helps to level off glucose and sudden drops in blood sugar in diabetics if taken daily it will eliminate urea in 100 days 14 has surprizing effects on the scalp, helps avoid balding, thickens hair and eliminates gray hair 15 aids digestion To see more: http://www.webcom.com/~sease/kombucha/kombucha.html Has anyone heard of this beverage? or tried it. I've subscribed to its listserv to learn more.