Abstract
Conclusion
1. The claims of anti-vitamin-D-toxication action by an extract of a fungus, Kombucha, have been investigated in albino rats. 2. When administrated orally to rats, dosage of 100,000 units of vitamin D per kilo per day was definitely toxic to all animals. 3. Kombucha, administered as above, was practically without effect over a period of 4 weeks. 4. Kombucha did not protect rats against vitamin D toxication in any dosage when administered isochronously. 5. So far as may be judged from this type of experiment, the claim of antagonism of Kombucha to the toxic action of vitamin D was not supported.
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