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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saccharomyces_boulardii
I had no idea we could get probiotics from plant skins, did you ? What an interesting idea. So, what would chewing on the skin of an orange do for us ? Do we get probiotics from the outside of all berries too ? Is this why raw foods are so good for us ? x
Saccharomyces boulardii is a tropical strain of yeast first isolated from lychee and mangosteen fruit in 1923 by French scientist Henri Boulard. It is related to, but distinct from, Saccharomyces cerevisiae in several taxonomic, metabolic, and genetic properties.[1]
S. boulardii has been shown to maintain and restore[citation needed] the natural flora in the large and small intestine; it is classified as a probiotic.
Boulard first isolated the yeast after he observed natives of Southeast Asia chewing on the skin of lychee and mangosteen in an attempt to control the symptoms of cholera.
S. boulardii has been shown to be non-pathogenic, non-systemic (it remains in the gastrointestinal tract rather than spreading elsewhere in the body), and grows at the unusually high temperature of 37 °C.[2]
S. boulardii is often marketed as a probiotic in a lyophilized form and is therefore often referred to as Saccharomyces boulardii lyo.
I had no idea we could get probiotics from plant skins, did you ? What an interesting idea. So, what would chewing on the skin of an orange do for us ? Do we get probiotics from the outside of all berries too ? Is this why raw foods are so good for us ? x