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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Kaufmann, Klaus N., 1942-
Kombucha rediscovered! : the medicinal benefits of an ancient healing tea / Klaus Kaufmann. -- Revised edition.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-920470-84-8 (pbk.) -- ISBN 978-0-920470-76-3 (e-book)
1. Kombucha tea. 2. Tea fungus--Therapeutic use. I. Title.
RM666.T25K38 2013
615.3’21--dc23
2012038851
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