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Mushroom tea, or shroom tea, is most commonly associated with magic mushrooms and their mind- and mood-altering effects. While some say magic shrooms are beneficial for their therapeutic properties to treat mental health conditions, there's a large world of mushrooms that offer other medicinal benefits without hallucinogenics. This article provides step-by-step instructions on making medicinal shroom tea and the different types of mushrooms you can try.
Things You Should Know
- To make mushroom tea, turn dry mushrooms into a fine powder with a coffee grinder or pestle and mortar.
- Select your preferred herbal tea and steep it with your mushroom powder in hot water for 15 to 30 minutes. Strain with a coffee filter before enjoying.
- Medicinal mushroom tea contains antioxidants that offer physical, cognitive, and mental health benefits with regular use.
Ingredients
Yields 1 serving of shroom tea
- 2 cups (473 mL) of water
- 2 decaffeinated teabags of your choosing
- 1 teaspoon (6g) of sugar, honey, or sweetener of your choosing (optional)
- 2-3 grams (1-2 tsp) of mushrooms of your choice
Steps
Grinding the Mushrooms
- Dehydrate your mushrooms. If you have fresh mushrooms, arrange ⅛ a cup on a parchment paper-lined baking tray. Keep half an inch of space between each piece for air circulation. Slide the tray into a dehydrator at 125ºF (52ºC) for 3-8 hours until the mushrooms are breakable.[1]
- Or, use an oven at its lowest temperature setting. Keep the door propped open for steam to escape, and flip the mushrooms every hour until they're dry.
- You can also lay the mushrooms flat on a paper towel for 2 to 4 days until they are brittle and breakable.
- If using store-bought dried mushrooms, you can skip this step.
- Grind your mushrooms into a powder. Take the dehydrated mushrooms into a coffee grinder to turn them into a fine powder. Turning it into a powder increases its protein and solubility content, meaning it’ll absorb faster in the water, and you may experience a quicker onset of its effects.[2]
- Use a food processor or mortar and pestle as a substitute for a coffee grinder.
- Alternatively, use a sharp knife or kitchen scissors to chop the mushrooms into small pieces.
Brewing Mushroom Tea
- Mix 2 cups (473 mL) of boiled water, 2 tea bags, and your shrooms. Add 2 cups of water to a pot and allow it to come to a rolling boil. Once heated, turn the water off. Place 2 bags of decaffeinated tea of your choice into an empty cup and pour the hot water over them, then add your shrooms.[3]
- 2-3g (1-2 tsp) of shrooms is the average medicinal dose. The amount you use depends on the flavor and intensity of benefits you want.[4]
- Tea follows a 1:1 ratio, meaning if you boil 1 cup of water, use 1 teabag.
- For loose tea, use 1 teaspoon (2g) per cup.
- Steep the tea for 3-5 minutes and the shrooms for about 30 minutes. Let the tea and mushrooms steep together for up to 5 minutes, then remove the tea bags with a spoon or fork (or, for stronger tea flavor, leave them in as long as the shrooms).[5] Allow your mushrooms to steep for at least 15 minutes. The longer you steep the mushrooms, the stronger its flavors and effects will become.[6]
- For sliced or minced fresh mushrooms, leave them steeping for up to 2 hours.[7]
- Strain your tea. Remove your teabags from the cup if you have not done so already. Pour the water with the steeping mushrooms through a coffee filter into another cup. If using sliced or minced mushrooms, discard the remains.[8]
- Add additional flavors. If you want to add more flavor depth to your tea, add cinnamon, ginger, or sweeteners like sugar or honey.[9] Stir your additions with a spoon to ensure the flavors are evenly distributed, and enjoy!
- If you'd prefer an iced mushroom tea, allow the tea to cool down for another 10 minutes before pouring over ice.[10]
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Things You'll Need
- A coffee grinder, mortar and pestle, food processor, or knife
- A saucepan, pot, or tea kettle
- A baking tray (optional)
- Dehydrator (optional)
- Coffee filter or small sieve
References
- ↑ https://apps.chhs.colostate.edu/preservesmart/produce/drying/mushrooms/
- ↑ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35789091/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0BDX4QKVOU&t=226s
- ↑ https://thethirdwave.co/ultimate-guide-to-mushroom-tea/
- ↑ https://www.food.com/recipe/the-perfect-cup-of-tea-british-style-230372
- ↑ https://thethirdwave.co/ultimate-guide-to-mushroom-tea/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruXTCD9Dgm0&t=238s
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0BDX4QKVOU&t=250s
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0BDX4QKVOU&t=256s
- ↑ https://thethirdwave.co/ultimate-guide-to-mushroom-tea/
- ↑ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6055023/
- ↑ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK92757/
- ↑ https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/natural/905.html
- ↑ https://naturopathic.org/news/565437/5-Reasons-to-Consider-Chaga-Mushrooms.htm
- ↑ https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/inonotus-obliquus
- ↑ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378874121003081?via%3Dihub
- ↑ https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/mcvmagazine/issues/2018/sep-oct/lions-mane.html
- ↑ https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/hericium-erinaceus
- ↑ https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/f-0042
- ↑ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0924224423000821
- ↑ https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/integrative-medicine/herbs/shiitake-mushroom
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