Medicinal mushroom tea can be an invaluable addition to a healthy lifestyle. From cognitive booster blends such as lion’s mane + cordyceps and immune support blends (such as reishi + turkey tail + chaga), there are numerous ways this functional beverage can fit seamlessly into your daily life.

Learn how to keep your mushroom tea fresh and effective over time.

Brewing

Mushroom tea is not only an exquisite hot beverage but also a powerful health tonic. Mushroom enthusiasts brew whole or ground mushrooms – whether fresh or dried – into an aromatic, flavorful, savory brew that can subtly stimulate (in the case of cordyceps) or support cognitive function and immunity health (as in reishi).

Some mushroom tea ingredients require extra care when brewing them, like woody varieties like chaga and reishi mushrooms, for instance. A full boil initial boil helps break down cell walls more efficiently while they also require longer simmering times, sometimes up to an hour or more. Furthermore, prolonged high temperatures may degrade them prematurely; to protect their beneficial compounds it’s recommended brewing these teas in glass or stainless steel pots rather than metal kettles for best results.

Other varieties of mushroom tea are more robust, not requiring full boiling or extended simmering. As such, they tend to be more accessible to a wider audience and can be made using either water or another liquid of choice. Mushroom tea can also be combined with herbs and spices for an enhanced experience with additional flavor and health benefits.

Cinnamon and ginger can add depth and earthy notes to mushroom teas while simultaneously helping to neutralize free radicals and provide antioxidant protection.

People often enjoy mixing different types of mushroom tea together to create custom blends, with popular varieties like Reishi, Chaga, Turkey Tail and Lion’s Mane being mixed into unique tea blends – but there are so many more beneficial fungi out there waiting to be discovered!

Mushroom tea preparation provides an opportunity for mindfulness. Take some time each day to prepare a cup of this healing elixir and sip slowly while focusing on your breathing and the desire for wellness. Many people use mushroom tea as part of their morning or afternoon routine for clarity and focus, or as an afternoon energy reset; others include it as part of their evening wind-down to promote restful sleep.

Storage

Mushroom tea has quickly become a trendy and delicious beverage, as well as being packed with health-beneficial nutrients that have been demonstrated through studies. Making mushroom tea part of your daily routine may help improve immunity, reduce inflammation, regulate stress levels and promote mental clarity.

To create mushroom tea, either loose-leaf blends or pre-measured tea bags should be steeped in hot or simmering water for the optimal experience. A tea infuser or tea ball may help maximize extraction while providing full spectrum steeping – although adding dried mushrooms directly to simmering water for more direct experience does require straining afterwards.

Temperature has an impactful effect on the enzymatic properties that release and absorb beneficial compounds. Water-soluble beta glucans, for instance, absorb most readily with warm-to-hot water while fat-soluble triterpenes require cooler temperatures for absorption. Because of this fact, selecting quality double-extracted extract powders that are heat stable are of great importance when choosing quality extract powders to use for therapeutic applications.

Medicinal mushroom tea should be stored in the fridge for no more than a week, but for extended storage you can store your tea in freezer trays or small containers and transfer to freezer bags or sealed jars to make thawing easy at any time. This method also makes traveling simpler as it lets you bring potency with you while remaining mobile.

As with other liquids, mushroom tea can also be combined with other liquids to make delicious and nutritional recipes. Combining lion’s mane with cordyceps for mental clarity or adding it to a relaxing tea such as Reishi with turkey tail can be soothing during stressful moments. Furthermore, adding it into smoothies or protein shakes is another healthy addition that enhances their flavor while providing added nutrition.

Expired

mushrooms tea can be stored in an ice cube tray until needed for brewing, or preserved by freezing in an ice cube tray until later use. Tinctures should also be stored in a dark, cool location to preserve their potency. Some blends contain various mushrooms for optimal physical and mental wellbeing – Reishi and Lion’s Mane are great combinations that provide both energy and relaxation while creating long-term durability; Chaga tinctures utilize alcohol in order to make alcohol-soluble compounds found within its cell walls bioavailable, such as polysaccharides and antioxidants – thus increasing energy and vitality while durability while making Chaga tinctures is another option that helps sustain potency for years.

Repurposing

Mushroom tea can be used in creative ways to support various wellness goals. Start by adding it as a nutritional addition to soups and broths; create healthy ice pops using them; use them in cocktails (chaga old-fashioned is especially delicious); or replace caffeinated beverages with mushroom teas such as cognitive blends like Lion’s Mane/Cordyceps for improved mental clarity or immune-enhancing varieties such as Reishi/Turkey Tail for increased immunity support.

Once your mushroom tea has simmered for an extended period of time, its mushroom slices contain many beneficial components including amino acids, polysaccharides and water-insoluble vitamins and minerals. Instead of discarding them after steeping, consider stirring frying them with oil, garlic and onions into a delicious side dish to reduce food waste while enjoying all its flavors while optimizing benefits of your tea! This way you’ll both increase flavor as well as maximize health benefits!

Repurposed mushroom tea may be stored in the refrigerator for up to one week before its potency diminishes over time. To extend its shelf life, try freezing portions in ice cube trays before moving them to a freezer bag or container – then gently reheat before drinking to preserve all beneficial compounds.