No longer considered just another trendy food item, mushrooms have quickly risen in status as a superfood that can reduce inflammation, strengthen immunity and slow aging. Although mushroom tea is increasingly popular and offers many health benefits, it’s important to remember that psychoactive mushrooms may pose risks. Incorrect dosing, misidentification of wild mushrooms as magic mushrooms or mixing mushroom with other drugs could all have serious and deadly repercussions.

Psychedelic mushrooms contain hallucinogenic compounds like psilocybin and psilocin, which may induce changes to perception and emotional states that aren’t always pleasant. Experiences with hallucinogen-laced psychedelics may be intense, unpredictable and long-lasting – intensifying anxiety, depression or stress symptoms and potentially interfering with our ability to connect with others and process real emotions.

An unsuccessful trip can be frightening, leading to panic attacks, paranoia and delusions. Misuse over time may interfere with an individual’s ability to work, maintain relationships or function normally in everyday life. Furthermore, inappropriate use of psychedelics (such as mushrooms and psychoactive plants/substances) may exacerbate preexisting mental health difficulties and pose additional threats.

Although some individuals attempt to microdose by drinking mushroom tea in small doses, this practice can be difficult without precise dosing. As liquid form mushrooms make dosing hard to measure accurately; furthermore, differing potencies make even small cups too strong for enjoyable or safe consumption. Furthermore, many do not like its taste or aroma which may lead to unpleasant experiences for some individuals.

Some individuals opt to microdose using immune-boosting adaptogens like chaga and reishi tea, which provide subtle health benefits without hallucinogenic properties. Although this approach can provide a safer and more enjoyable way of experiencing psilocybin’s beneficial effects, it should not be undertaken by beginners.

Though mushroom tea can now be found at restaurants, most people make it at home. Fungi are ground and steeped for several hours in hot water along with herbs such as ginger or lemon juice to soften its taste, creating an earthy tea with subtly grounding flavor which makes an ideal caffeine-free alternative to coffee or caffeinated beverages. If exploring its medicinal potential further, Cordyceps or Lion’s Mane tea should also be included into one’s diet as they contain high concentrations of antioxidants which could promote brain health while fighting inflammation and regulating blood pressure while possibly subtly stimulating other parts of the body while possibly subtly energising all parts of body as a result of increasing antioxidant levels within.