Making Ganoderma tea requires making a decoction, in which dried mushrooms are simmered in just-boiling water for several minutes (the longer, the better, as one of its main active components – myco-beta-glucans – can only become soluble with heat exposure), this practice being common practice among traditional Chinese schools of medicine.

Mushroom tea is an infusion made by steeping mushrooms or mushroom powder in hot water or other tea, typically consumed as herbal medicines for stress, fatigue and mental wellbeing. Mushrooms are considered adaptogenic; meaning that they help relieve various types of stress as well as enhance immunity and digestion. Reishi mushrooms (Ganoderma lucidum) are particularly favored as tea-making ingredients due to being believed effective against cancers, prevent heart failure and lower cholesterol levels.

Ganoderma lucidum, belonging to the Ganodermataceae family, has long been used in traditional Asian medicine. Members of this genus are also commonly known as shelf mushrooms or bracket fungi and feature long fan-shaped fruit bodies with double-walled basidiospores produced by mycelia within their fruiting body.

Reishi Ganoderma Tea from DXN is made of premium quality reishi medicinal mushroom powder, packed with antioxidants and offering numerous health benefits. Free from added preservatives, artificial colors or flavors; caffeine free; suitable for those avoiding coffee or caffeinated tea products

DXN Reishi Ganoderma Tea can help maintain and restore hormone balance in humans, an essential element for overall good health. Furthermore, it strengthens immunity, protects from oxidative damage, delays aging and also supports mental wellbeing by increasing brain function and concentration.

Reishi Ganoderma Spore Oil was shown to normalise ejection fraction and correct cardiac hypertrophy in a mouse model of pressure overload-induced heart failure, providing evidence that this fungus is cardioprotective. Furthermore, Reishi Ganoderma Tea proved more antioxidant rich than regular white tea suggesting its potential utility in managing cardiovascular diseases and their prevention.