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How to Make Mushroom Tea With an 8th Leaf
Mushroom tea offers many earthy, nourishing flavors while providing numerous health benefits. Eastern medicine has long celebrated these fungi for their unique, grounding properties; making this an excellent natural addition to your health regimen.
Mushroom teas are an enjoyable and delicious way to boost energy, support immune function and promote cognitive enhancement; plus they’re easy to prepare! Enjoy hot or chilled, with or without herbs and spices added, creating the beverage of your dreams for whatever your flavor profile and mood demands.
To create mushroom tea, begin by grinding or purchasing powder form of your dried mushrooms, which helps release their full earthy flavors more quickly and make the process faster. Add them to a tea pot or small sauce pan along with water and heat gently before simmering at simmer for 15 minutes before straining and serving!
If you prefer not using a tea bag, instead cut up dried mushrooms into smaller pieces or, if they come in powder form, simply stir into hot water in a cup before steeping according to instructions above. For an enhanced experience add flavor-enhancing ingredients like cinnamon or honey; try herbal blends as well for even greater enticement!
Many people enjoy combining different mushroom varieties to craft custom tea blends that suit them personally. Some might mix Reishi and Ashwagandha for supporting sleep or Cordyceps and Lion’s Mane for morning productivity and focus. No matter what mushroom tea you enjoy most, keep in mind that mushrooms are nonpsychoactive; proper dosage will only deliver health-supportive effects when taken at the right frequency; for optimal results begin by taking microdoses first before gradually increasing to your full dosage to avoid side effects.