| Literature DB >> 9887919 |
T G Phan1, J Estell, G Duggin, I Beer, D Smith, M J Ferson.
Abstract
Kombucha tea is an alternative therapy that is gaining popularity as a remedy for a diverse range of ailments. We report two cases of symptomatic lead poisoning requiring chelation therapy in a married couple who had been drinking Kombucha tea for six months, brewing the tea in a ceramic pot. We postulate that acids in the tea eluted lead from the glaze pigment used in the ceramic pot, in a manner analogous to elution of lead from crystal decanters by wine and spirits.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID： 9887919 DOI： 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb123448.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Med J Aust ISSN： 0025-729X Impact factor: 7.738