Reishi is an ancient herb known to promote radiant health, longevity, and an overall sense of calm and stability. Additionally, Reishi serves as a powerful immune booster, anti-cancer agent, and excellent nervine, helping balance hormones and support adrenal function.

Mushroom coffee is an increasingly popular blend of traditional coffee combined with extracts of medicinal mushrooms such as lion’s mane, chaga, cordyceps and reishi that has claimed health benefits such as increased energy, improved mood and stress management abilities. Reishi in particular is an adaptogenic herb known to help manage cortisol levels and improve sleep quality.

Mushroom coffee’s health benefits come from its constituents, including polysaccharides, proteoglycans and beta-glucans. Reishi mushrooms contain large quantities of these beneficial compounds; for optimal results it’s best to use powder made up from whole fruiting body rather than just mycelium as this will likely contain more of these beneficial components.

Herbalists Amy Charnay and Lily Mazzarella of Farmacopia in Santa Rosa, California began experimenting with mushroom coffee eight years ago at their natural apothecary and integrative clinic. Combining woody mushrooms such as reishi, chaga, milk thistle with other herbs such as cinnamon bark, cacao beans, dandelion root roots to produce Reishi Roast; available for home brewing via French presses. Their unique formula produces an enjoyable cup that doesn’t produce caffeine jitters; customers find their cup helps balance energy levels as well as improve digestion as mental clarity while improving digestion as well as increasing sleep.