Probable gastrointestinal toxicity of Kombucha tea: Is this beverage healthy or harmful?

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 643-645

  Srinivasan, Radhika ^a   Smolinske, Susan ^b   Greenbaum, David ^c  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergic reactions; Alternative therapies; Gastrointestinal toxicity; Kombucha tea

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HEALTH FOOD; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; NAUSEA; TEA; VOMITING;

EID: 0030862088     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1997.07127.x     Document Type: Article

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