Mushrooms have long been used as natural treatments for various conditions, including digestive issues, fatigue and anxiety. Studies have confirmed their ability to increase blood flow, enhance immunity and relieve cancer-related pain relief. But keep in mind that mushrooms may work best with consistent use over time so start slowly and gradually increase your dosage over time.

Mushroom tea is made by infusing dried or fresh mushrooms with hot water for at least four hours, straining out any solid matter and drinking the resulting fluid to reap its many healthful microorganisms. When selecting growers to purchase your mushroom tea from, ensure they have tested it for safety and effectiveness before doing so.

Making mushroom tea can be done several ways, with one of the more popular methods being simmering various species in fresh water for 30-60 minutes until you understand their effects on your body. You may wish to start out by trying just one or two varieties at first before expanding upon that experiment as your experience with them progresses.

An ideal substrate for mushroom cultivation will offer organic nutrients while being easy to use, and shouldn’t break the bank. Hardwood sawdust is often chosen, as a cheap byproduct from wood mills that’s readily available. You can either use it alone or combine it with straw and other materials to further improve structure of your mix.

Before adding spawn, it is advisable to pasteurise your substrate. This process removes harmful microorganisms, providing your spawn with an ideal environment. There are various techniques for pasteurizing such as hot water bath, hydrated lime soak or cold fermentation which may all provide similar results.

When making mushroom waste tea, a coffee grinder or similar tool should be used to ground your mushrooms into powder for maximum mycelial extraction and maximum benefit. A sprayer might shred it, so make sure not to use one!

Researchers from the University of Amsterdam recently made an exciting discovery: mushroom substrate can be used to purify water. Led by Janina van Brenk, they discovered that fungi found within this substrate produce enzymes to break down lignin found in plant cell walls – similar to how some types of fungi break down toxic materials in soil, helping filter out contaminants.

The research team conducted experiments using different substrate compositions, such as those containing waste tea leaves (WTL) and hardwood sawdust (SD). Their experiment revealed that RS supplemented with 40-60% WTL produced the best yield performance; their experiment is listed in Table 1. This indicates that WTL can successfully be integrated into RS for oyster mushroom cultivation; however, more experiments may be necessary in order to establish what ratio of WTL works best with specific mushroom varieties.