Saccharomyces Boulardii

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.

S. boulardii has been shown to maintain and restore 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 (remains in the gastrointestinal tract), and grows at the unusually high temperature of 37°C.

Saccharomyces Boulardii Clinical Studies

• Saccharomyces boulardii Inhibits Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Trapping T Cells in Mesenteric Lymph Nodes.
• Role of a probiotic Saccharomyces boulardii in management and prevention of diarrhoea.
• Effects of Saccharomyces boulardii on intestinal mucosa.
• Influence of living and autoclaved yeasts of Saccharomyces boulardii on in vitro ruminal microbial metabolism.
• Effect of probiotic containing Saccharomyces boulardii on experimental ochratoxicosis in broilers: hematobiochemical studies.

Saccharomyces Boulardii News Articles

• Good News and Bad about Probiotic Supplements
• Saccharomyces Boulardii Useful For Clostridium difficile Diarrhea: Presented at ECCMID

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