A tea fungus is called a special product of the vital activity of two microorganisms that live in symbiosis: acetic acid bacteria and yeast fungi. If this tea mushroom is placed in a jar, it begins to acquire a round shape. In appearance, the fungus resembles felt.
The surface of the tea mushroom is smooth and dense, and from the bottom of the mushroom hang threads that resemble algae. In this place there is a growth zone of the tea fungus, which is responsible for the process of its increase.
The tea mushroom feeds on various sweet solutions, mainly using tea with sugar. In such a sweet environment yeast fungi create a process of fermentation, and the drink becomes slightly aerated, resulting in the formation of carbonic acid and ethyl alcohol. Then, carbon dioxide bacteria adjoin this process, which promote the conversion of ethyl alcohol to acetic acid - this makes the drink slightly acidic. As a result, the outlet should be slightly aerated sour-sweet drink. This drink has been used for more than 100 years in our country instead of kvass.
Healing properties of the tea fungus.
Many scientists conducted research on the effect of the tea fungus on the human body. It was concluded that this drink contributes to the improvement of the digestive system, and also has antibacterial properties. Tea fungus contains all the necessary organic acids for the human body, B vitamins, enzymes, caffeine and ascorbic acid.
Antibacterial properties of the drink from the tea fungus are used to rinse the mouth when there are various infectious diseases. The course of treatment with this infusion is, as a rule, about a month and can lead to a decrease in blood pressure, and if you constantly consume this drink, you can significantly improve the state of health of an elderly person. With dysbiosis, this infusion acidifies the content of the gastrointestinal tract, thereby creating a favorable environment for the creation of normal microflora, and also contributes to the normalization of the stool with constipation.
How correctly to prepare a drink from a tea mushroom?
You can prepare a drink from a tea mushroom in the following way. Take a three-liter jar or other vessel, pour 1 liter of boiling water, add 1 teaspoon of tea leaves and 2 tablespoons of sugar. Then strain this sweet drink and cool it. After we take a tea mushroom 1 cm thick, wash it and place it in this sweet solution. The jar does not need to be closed with a lid. In order that the dust does not flow into the jar it is enough to cover it with several layers of gauze. After about a week the drink can be consumed. A tea mushroom drink can be prepared not only from black tea, but also from green tea. A very delicious drink is obtained from herbs with the addition of honey.
How to care for a tea mushroom?
At least once a month, the fungus must be removed from the can and washed, its lower layers must be removed with a fungus thickness of more than 4 cm. The amount of this drink should be constantly restored. To do this, you need to prepare a sweet tea solution. The solution must be necessarily from boiled water and do not forget to cool.
Every day you should take half a glass of a drink from the tea mushroom three times a day, preferably after a meal.