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How to Steep Mushroom Tea
Medicinal mushrooms provide numerous health benefits for physical, emotional, and cognitive wellbeing. Mushroom tea provides the ideal way to get your daily dose of the fungi without an unpleasant earthy flavor; simply add herbal ingredients or sweeteners for more appealing flavors!
Though tea may not have the same psychological or chemical effects as more potent substances such as shots or psychedelic experiences, it still offers many different effects depending on which strain of mushroom and how much is added to your drink. Tea made from lion’s mane mushrooms has been shown to increase focus and memory retention while those with Reishi help balance and relax users.
Mushroom tea making is an easy and straightforward process that requires minimal equipment. To achieve maximum effectiveness, cut your dried or fresh mushrooms into small pieces so they have more surface area for infusing faster. Also be careful when brewing psychedelic mushrooms since their psilocybin will be destroyed by excessive heat.
mushroom tea offers many other advantages beyond its convenience for dosing, including helping reduce nausea. Many may know that eating mushrooms can cause stomachaches; few realize this is often due to indigestible parts like chitin which must be digested first before any effects from psilocybin itself are felt. With mushroom tea however, any indigestible portions can easily be removed so as to allow you to experience all its beauty without discomfort in your stomach.
Brewing mushroom tea offers another benefit – it provides a healthier alternative to caffeine consumption. While coffee can boost short-term energy levels, studies have linked its use with high blood pressure and heart disease risks; in comparison, tea has been proven to increase energy naturally without negative side effects from caffeine use.
Be mindful as you create your next cup of mushroom tea to take time and reflect on its healing powers. Watch as water transform fungi cellular by cellular; remember all those ancient healers and modern scientists who helped bring this beverage into existence; also remember where its source lies in soil and water and be thankful that your cup is filled with goodness!