If you want a delicious way to experience the health benefits of mushrooms without actually eating them whole, mushroom tea could be your answer. Not only is this beverage customizable based on personal taste and desired results; but also you can prepare hot or cold, making it suitable for any time of year! Plus it’s tasty too – and can help with issues like stress, insomnia, and low immunity!

Mushroom tea preparation is simple and requires minimal cooking skills. A standard recipe entails boiling some water before combining dried and fresh mushrooms together in order to soak up and extract as many beneficial properties from them as possible.

Once mushrooms have been soaked in water for at least 12 hours, they are usually strained out and left to cool before using for tea-making purposes. A general guideline of 1 cup of mushrooms for every 5 grams used when creating this kind of recipe should serve as a good starting point.

There are various mushroom tea blends available for purchase in stores today, each specifically tailored to produce certain health effects. Some contain chaga to boost immunity while adding depth and earthy notes; while reishi is known for its adaptogen qualities and can calm your mind. Winter wellness tea blends such as these make an nourishing yet warming beverage which taste delicious when mixed with chai spices.

When purchasing mushrooms for this purpose, it is best to select brightly colored domestic button mushrooms with short stems and tight veils (unopened caps) as these should be free from discoloration. After purchase, all purchased mushrooms should be trimmed and rinsed to remove dirt; small or medium sized varieties can remain whole while larger ones should be halved or quartered as necessary.

Be mindful that when drinking mushroom tea, psilocybin works through its indigestible chitin parts of the fungus and may lead to feelings of nausea in some. If this becomes an issue for you, capsules or tinctures might be better options when using magic mushrooms.

Mushrooms can be taken in many forms – powder, liquid or capsule – but for maximum efficacy it is best consumed regularly. This is because their therapeutic benefits only occur once they have been digested through your digestive tract rather than being swallowed whole. As mushroom tea allows more accurate microdosing with microdoses that control dosage and avoid nausea caused by eating whole mushrooms, as well as decreasing time to experience psychotropic effects, mushroom tea should be the method of choice when microdosing is desired.