Mushroom tea can provide more than a trendy health beverage; it can actually provide powerful medicinal and healing properties. To take full advantage of this beverage’s medicinal potential, mushrooms must first be prepared properly by decocting (simmering) them instead of simply brewing as an ordinary tea would normally. Decocting releases all their nutritional and healing properties including beneficial amino acids, fatty acids, vitamins minerals and antioxidants into the hot water for consumption by your body.

At present, there are various mushroom teas and blends on offer to meet various individual needs. Some like to mix reishi with cordyceps for an energy boosting, durability boosting beverage while others may choose lion’s mane with cordyceps to improve brain function, enhance focus and increase cognitive performance.

Making homemade tea recipes using dried or fresh mushrooms and various other ingredients is also possible, including ginger for easier digestion and reduced nausea, turmeric to combat inflammation in the body and promote a healthy digestive system, etc.

Though the exact taste of mushroom tea depends on which varieties are used, most have earthy flavors and an earthen quality to them that help provide grounding benefits. Furthermore, any mushroom blend you may use can further augment its effect.

To create mushroom tea, heat up a kettle of water and pour over a handful of dried or fresh mushrooms – either dried or fresh! Allow the tea to steep for 20-30 minutes (depending on desired straining time), before straining into cups for enjoyment!

Not only can mushroom tea provide many health advantages, it can be further infused with other herbs and spices for extra flavor. Turmeric and sage may be added to increase its anti-inflammatory qualities while ginger can add digestive support while licorice may add anti-depressant benefits.

As another option, mushrooms can also be cooked together with onions and celery to create an unforgettable vegetarian soup. This is a fantastic way to use up any left over vegetable scraps while adding protein and fibre-rich water cress tops as toppings; finish it all off by coating everything in Ceylon tea oil to lock in all that goodness – and serve!