Reishi mushrooms are among the world’s healthiest mushrooms. An adaptogen, they help relieve stress, lower blood pressure and promote emotional balance – plus provide powerful immunity boosting effects. Reishi mushroom products such as capsules, tea or coffee contain dried reishi mushroom powder mixed with instant or ground coffee, providing an immune-boosting supplement. Reishi coffee comes either instantaneous pods for home brewing or whole bean versions for quick purchase.

Fungus-infused drinks have recently emerged as a wellness trend on the rise. Not psychoactive and without psychotropic properties, medicinal mushrooms (which do not induce psychoactivity or make you high) can now be found everywhere from vitamin stores selling boxes of reishi mushroom coffee from Four Sigmatic for $15 to trendy cafes offering chaga-ccino and lion’s mane smoothies. According to research firm Grand View Research’s latest report, functional mushroom sales worldwide could hit $50 billion by 2022!

While it can be tempting to add reishi mushroom coffee into their daily morning routine, not all products are created equal. When selecting products containing reishi mushrooms, make sure the fruiting body rather than mycelium extracts have more potent and beneficial constituents like polysaccharides and beta-glucans which could increase energy and decrease cholesterol.