Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum and other species) mushrooms have long been revered in Chinese medicine as an energetic booster, with fresh, dried, nutritional powders, dietary supplements and tea bags all offering it to improve overall wellbeing.

Reishi can help reduce chronic fatigue, as well as offering numerous other advantages. It contains immune-enhancing beta-glucans and stimulating compounds including triterpenoids; its increased activity of white blood cells helps them kill tumors; it regulates testosterone levels thereby providing energy boost and improved sleep quality; plus many more!

Assimilate these beneficial mushrooms with tea. While you can purchase premade reishi mushroom tea in health food stores or online, making your own is easy at home too. When selecting products made from whole, organic reishi grown under controlled conditions – look for functional blends containing both fruiting bodies and mycelium for optimal effectiveness.

Select a brand of reishi certified Kosher, organic and non-GMO to ensure its safe consumption by humans. To prepare the tea, bring 8 cups of water to boil with 2 tsp. reishi before simmering the mixture for two hours before straining and refrigerating it for up to several days if you wish.

Try adding other herbs or spices to your reishi tea to modify the bitterness of mushrooms and adjust their bitterness level. For beginners, start small until you know if reishi agrees with you before trying more than that amount the first time around.

Reishi tea can be consumed any time of the day, but it is particularly helpful prior to meditation or bedtime as it helps promote relaxation. Reishi mushroom tea also boosts energy levels during a workout session while increasing endurance, so drinking it regularly for maximum rejuvenation benefits. Please consult with your healthcare provider prior to drinking any reishi mushroom tea as some medications such as blood thinners may interact negatively and raise your blood pressure; similarly it could interfere with immunosuppressant treatments prescribed to treat diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis.