Boochy: your beneficial brew.
There’s a reason it’s known as the ancient elixir of life. Here are its nearly 100 unique benefits — from a kombucha lady this kombucha lady met.
Years ago, Boochy Mama's founder Stacy worked for a summer or two at a goat farm 30 miles west of Toledo. The goat lady was also a kefir lady — and a kombucha lady.
Stacy learned a few tricks from her about health, goat rearing, and fermenting. (And how to be a badass!)
As a reminder of kombucha’s unique and yummy vitality, the kombucha lady shared these 95 ways the brew might boost mind-body wellness.
95 Benefits to Drinking Kombucha
*Some of these are true accounts told from kombucha drinkers, some a playful legends of a goat farmer. None are to be taken as medical advice, and are definitely not approved by the FDA.
1. Great beverage
2. Sense of well-being
3. Helps to relieve congestion in airways
4. Thicker hair
5. Energy boost
6. Straightened hair out
7. Very effective on all types of arthritis. Helps control joint pain and helps with the deformed joints of rheumatoid arthritis.
7a. Helps repair the cartilage damaged in Osteo-arthritis (if there is any present to build on)
7b. Helps Gout (crystal arthritis), breaks down the crystals removing pain and sensitivity
8. Great conversation piece
9. Kicked calcifying tendonitis
10. Helps with asthma and “hay-fever”
11. Connected me with some very caring people
12. Stress buster
13. Very calming
14. Increased sex drive
15. Regulates intestines
16. Cured candida albicans (yeast infection)
17. Aides digestion, prevents acid reflux
18. Addictive taste
19. Eliminates or reduces heat rash
20. Improved circulation/controlled venous stasis in shins
21. Clears and improves skin
22. Makes a good hair rinse
23. Redundant “Momma’s” (kombucha colonies) make good brass cleaners
24. Helped take the “scales” from a friend’s skin disorder
25. Makes a wonderful, soothing foot soak
26. Shrinking large fatty tumour
27. Flattening and fading old age carotene patches on the face
28. Stops severe menstrual cramps
29. Makes a wonderful facial
30. Made me much more mobile with my gout
31. Oncoming headlights do not bother me as much
32. Reduces/stabilizes blood pressure
33. Prevents and helps heal bladder infections
34. Eases carpal tunnel syndrome
35. Heals boils and staph infections on skin
36. Prevents oral canker sores
37. Prevents eczema and controls psoriasis
38. Household cleaner: cuts grease, cleans stoves, bathroom tiles, windows, copper
39. Hair and nails grow faster
40. Improved eyesight
41. More energy
42. Clears nail fungus and athlete’s foot
43. Improves the sense of well being for people with liver cancer
44. Helps an older woman feel and look younger
45. Helps arthritis sufferers
46. Cleanses toxins from the system
47. Soothes burns and sunburn
48. Takes the sting and swelling away from bee stings
49. Good underarm deodorant
50. For some people, eliminates desire for alcohol
51. Smashes flu and colds
52. Significant progress healing chapped lips from topical application of kombucha
53. Kombucha SCOBY makes great poultice
54. Removes rust
55. Restores natural hair color, including eyebrows, for some people
56. Improved eyesight and eliminated “floaters”
57. Insect repellent, mosquitoes and fleas
58. Smoothes out cellulite
59. Kombucha SCOBIES can be used as bandaids
60. Eliminates warts
61. Very good for some people with AIDS/HIV
62. Improved flexibility
63. Eliminates moles and age spots
64. Dried kombucha SCOBIES make great chew toys for animals
65. Rejuvenating effect
66. Use kombucha colonies as washcloths – good for your skin
67. Menopause problems disappeared, night sweats, bloating stomach, mood swings
68. Kombucha colonies blended with kombucha and sugar make great kombucha puree
69. I have noticed that kombucha makes me feel brighter in myself!
70. Kombucha gives long life and a merry heart!
71. Relieves anxiety
72. Takes away constipation and hemorrhoids
73. Normalizes sleep patterns
74. Takes away aches and pains
75. Great morning stimulant (no need for coffee)
76. Cuts need for some medications in half
77. Reduces or eliminates allergic symptoms
78. Athletes’ strength, stamina and recovery is much improved
79. Fibroids less painful
80. People begin taking responsibility for their own health
81. Removed scar tissue
82. Helped several people with digestive problems Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis
83. Kombucha helps some with muscle aches and chronic fatigue
84. Sounder sleep
85. Clears mucus from bronchial passages
86. Helps with bee and jellyfish stings
87. Helps resolve some prostate problems and difficulty with urination
88. The colony used on third degree burns forms a protective covering and greatly speeds healing and helps control pain
89. Colonies kept in the refrigerator can be used on any burn immediately
90. Help for hammer toes and bunions
91. Reverses the aging process
92. Helped keep my immune system strong
93. Prevented chronic fatigue syndrome outbreaks
94. Excellent for removing infection from the body
95. Use kombucha tea in place of wine or vinegar in salad dressing and marinade recipes