WARNING! This clip is from: http://www.ntskeptics.org/1995/1995september/september1995.htm as well as the American Medical News Journal: Kombucha tea rises to popularity Drinking Kombucha “mushroom” tea is one of the newest self-remedies now being promoted and practiced. The brew is actually made from yeast cultures, though called “mushroom” because of its being, like them, a fungus. A variety of unsubstantiated health claims are made for the tea, but there are greater concerns about its safety. These include possible contamination of kombucha cultures with the unrelated fungus Aspergillus, which produces the potent cancer-causing substance aflatoxin B, the possible development of antibiotic resistance developing from exposure to kombucha's many constituents, and the fact that the tea contains a variety of plant acids. With regard to this last, it was recently reported (in American Medical News, 5/8/95, page 9) that the April death of a Spencer, Iowa woman, may have been connected with consumption of the product. The woman's attending physician, Steven L. Wolfe, M.D., is quoted in the article as saying that he saw “no obvious explanation” (other than the tea) for the severely acidotic and comatose condition in which she was found. The FDA has taken no action in the matter, other than to ask that adverse effects from the remedy be reported to its Medwatch line, (800) 332-1088.

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Kombucha Tea is one of things where it hasn't been proven to help, nor proven to hurt you. All I know is how I feel after i drink it: Great! I think it all has to come down to what your body needs. Some people are actually allergic to the micro organisms and dont even know it. Check this guy out: http://www.dadamo.com/ Thats the only true way to know for sure what your body needs, base it on the one thing running through your whole being, your blood.

For what it's worth, I think the debate about kombucha is likely the most healthy thing about it. Somebody get moving with the double blind testing. I want numbers! :)

G'day Comments by "skeptics" need to be taken with a grain of salt, despite the medical fraternity warning of the risks in consuming salt. "Big pharma" (The mega corporations of the pharmaceutical industry) uses skeptics to push the agenda of sidelining DIY medication as one DIY treatment is several less sales of pharmaceuticals. Self medication is cheap, effective and generally has no side effects, unlike patent medicines that frequently have side effects and address the symptoms and generally not the cause of those symptoms. It is interesting that the FDA, has taken no action on the matter other than ask that adverse reactions be reported. May I suggest NaturalNews.com and Mercola.com as getting pretty close to the crux of self medication vis a vis the prescription drug industry. In principle skeptics, and I am one, inject a healthy dose or reality into many topics, sadly the skeptics organisations seem to have been subverted for commercial gain and must be treated with a healthy dose of skepticism.