Henri Boulard

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Henri Boulard was a [[French]] scientist and [[microbiologist]] who discovered the yeast [[Saccharomyces boulardii|saccharomyces boulardii]] in 1923. He noticed people chewing on the skins of lychees and mangosteens to treat [[diarrhea]] during a [[cholera]] epidemic. He isolated and identified this strain of yeast, a [[probiotic]].<ref></ref> He sold his patented strain of saccharomyces boulardii to Biocodex, a French pharmaceutical company in the 1950s.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> This probiotic is used to improve gut health and treat diarrhea<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> and is available in the US as Florastor.<ref></ref>

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[[Category:French scientists]]
[[Category:French microbiologists]]

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