Tea with reishi mushroom (ganoderma): green, red, black, with hibiscus, how to brew, how to drink

Content

1 Composition and value of Ganoderma tea
2 Benefits of reishi mushroom tea
3 Collection and preparation of reishi mushrooms for tea
4 How to brew reishi mushroom tea
5 How to drink reishi mushroom tea
6 Contraindications for taking reishi mushroom tea
7 Where can I buy reishi mushroom for tea?
8 Conclusion

Tea with reishi mushroom has increased health benefits and is especially beneficial for the heart and blood vessels. Ganoderma tea can be prepared in different ways, but the greatest value lies in a drink with reishi mushroom, collected and processed yourself.

Composition and value of Ganoderma tea

Tea with reishi mushroom is of great interest to consumers not only because of its unusual taste. The drink contains all the beneficial substances found in reishi mushroom, namely:

triterpenes and polysaccharides;
vitamins B35 and B5;
vitamin D;
ascorbic acid;
phytoncides and flavonoids;
coumarins and saponins;
glycosides;
potassium, manganese, sodium, calcium, zinc, iron, silver and copper;
quite rare elements are germanium, molybdenum and selenium.

Ganoderma tea has many beneficial properties

Reviews from doctors about tea with reishi mushroom are mostly positive.Due to its wide chemical composition, the properties of tea have a pronounced beneficial effect on all systems of the human body. The vitamins in it are not only varied, but also presented in high volumes.

Benefits of reishi mushroom tea

Ganoderma drink has numerous beneficial properties. When used regularly it:

cleanses the body of toxins and removes toxins accumulated in tissues and organs;
reduces the level of bad cholesterol in the blood;
strengthens blood vessels and protects the heart from dangerous ailments;
helps equalize blood pressure and heart rate;
improves blood clotting;
promotes rapid transport of oxygen to cells and tissues;
reduces blood glucose levels and prolongs the duration of action of insulin injections in diabetics;
strengthens immune resistance;
serves as a prevention of cancer tumors;
helps reduce temperature and cope with inflammatory processes of any nature.

Brewing and drinking reishi mushroom is useful for digestive ailments - the drink helps with gastritis and colitis, eliminates flatulence and relieves spasms. Its beneficial properties are also valued for disorders of the nervous system - tea should be consumed for insomnia and severe stress.

Collection and preparation of reishi mushrooms for tea

Mushrooms collected and prepared with your own hands have the maximum beneficial properties. Since they are subjected to very careful processing, the most valuable substances are retained in them. Collecting Ganoderma is associated with certain difficulties, but finding this mushroom in nature is quite possible.

You can rarely find Ganoderma in nature; it mainly grows in the tropics

Reishi is a very rare mushroom that grows mainly in the subtropics and tropics. You can meet it in Asian countries - Japan, Vietnam and China. However, reishi can also be found in Russia - in the Caucasus and Krasnodar Territory, as well as in Altai in areas of clearing. Reishi grows on deciduous wood, mainly choosing weakened and fallen trees, and fruiting bodies grown on oaks are considered especially valuable. Most often, the reishi mushroom grows at the base of tree trunks or directly on the roots going into the ground.

Reishi appears on trees in mid-summer. However, harvesting is usually carried out closer to autumn, when the maximum amount of useful substances accumulates in the fruiting bodies.

Immediately upon returning from the forest, reishi must be processed for storage and preparation of tea. They do it like this:

cut fruit bodies are wiped with dry wipes to remove dirt and forest debris;
mushrooms cleaned of contaminants are cut into large pieces using a sharp knife;
the raw materials are laid out on a baking sheet, having previously covered it with parchment, and placed in the oven, heated to 45 degrees, without closing the door.

When the reishi pieces are dry enough to stop sticking to the parchment paper, the temperature inside the oven can be increased to 70 degrees. It takes several hours for the mushroom to completely dry, after which it is removed, allowed to cool and placed in glass jars.

If you store dried reishi mushroom in a dark place at room temperature, controlling the humidity level, it will retain its beneficial properties for 2 years.

How to brew reishi mushroom tea

There are quite a lot of recipes for making tea; you can create black, green, red tea with reishi mushroom. The simplest recipe suggests simply pouring hot water over a couple of pieces of mushroom and steeping the drink for 15 minutes. However, the taste and beneficial properties of Ganoderma are best revealed if you combine the mushroom with classic tea leaves and herbal infusions.

Ganoderma can be brewed with a wide variety of teas.

When preparing reishi tea, you must follow several recommendations:

Black, green or herbal tea leaves should be as natural as possible. You should not combine reishi mushroom with tea, which contains dyes and flavors; the beneficial properties will not increase from this.
Classic recipes for brewing medicinal tea suggest mixing not dry reishi mushroom and tea leaves, but infusions prepared in advance - in this case there will be more beneficial properties.
When brewing Ganoderma and tea, it is recommended to use hot water with a temperature of about 80 ° C. It is not advisable to pour boiling water over the ingredients, as some of the beneficial properties will be destroyed.
Reishi mushroom tea should be prepared in glass or ceramic containers. Metal containers are not suitable for brewing the drink because they react chemically with the tea.

Reviews of tea with reishi mushroom claim that it is very useful to add additional ingredients to the drink - honey or lemon, strawberry and currant leaves. This will not only improve the taste and aroma of the drink, but also give it additional valuable properties.

Green

The benefits of green tea with reishi mushroom are that it tones and cleanses the body, improves the condition of the nervous system and has a beneficial effect on blood vessels.

Green tea with ganoderma is especially beneficial for blood vessels

Brew tea as follows:

2 small spoons of leaf green tea are poured into 100 ml of hot water in a ceramic container;
close the container with a lid and leave for the tea to brew properly;
While the drink is infusing, 1 g of dried reishi mushroom is poured into 300 ml of hot water and infused for an hour.

After this time, strong green tea will need to be mixed with a concentrated reishi infusion. The tea is filtered through a special strainer or folded gauze, and then consumed warm.

Black

Black tea with reishi mushroom is especially beneficial for digestion, and, in addition, has strong tonic and anti-cold properties. You can prepare it as follows:

dry reishi mushroom is ground into powder and 1 small spoon of raw material is measured;
mushroom powder is poured into a thermos and poured 300 ml of hot water;
the raw materials are left to infuse overnight.

In the morning, you can brew black tea in the standard way without additives or flavorings, and then add 50-100 ml of mushroom infusion to it.

Black tea with ganoderma improves digestion and invigorates well

With fireweed tea

Ivan tea, which is also known as fireweed, has strong strengthening and soothing properties. In folk medicine, it is used to treat colds and stomach ailments, insomnia and high cholesterol. When combined with reishi mushroom, the benefits of fireweed tea increase.

Herbal tea with fireweed and mushroom is prepared using conventional technology. According to it, it is necessary:

in the evening, brew about 10 g of chopped reishi mushroom in a thermos, pour 300 ml of heated water over the raw material;
In the morning, strain the strong mushroom infusion;
pour 250 ml of hot water into a couple of small spoons of dried fireweed and leave covered for about 40 minutes;
mix 2 infusions together and drink warm.

Advice! It is allowed to add honey, a slice of lemon or other natural ingredients with medicinal properties to the finished herbal tea with ganoderma.

Fireweed and ganoderma perfectly strengthen the immune system

How to drink reishi mushroom tea

Since Ganoderma tea provides many health benefits and has few contraindications, there are no strict rules regarding its use. It is recommended to adhere to only a few rules:

The daily dosage of healing tea should not exceed 3 cups. If you drink tea in too large quantities, reishi can have an unnecessary tonic effect on the body, and the beneficial properties of the drink will turn out to be harmful.
It is not recommended to add sugar to prepared tea; it is better to take a spoonful of natural honey as a sweetener.
It is best to drink tea 1.5-2 hours after the next meal, then it will be able to maximize its benefits.

Important! Reishi tea has a real therapeutic and preventive effect when consumed regularly.

However, it is advisable to drink it in courses to avoid the occurrence of hypervitaminosis; after a week of continuous use, it is recommended to take a break.

Contraindications for taking reishi mushroom tea

Reishi mushrooms rarely cause harm, but they also have contraindications. You should not drink Ganoderma tea:

in the presence of individual intolerance;
during the period of bearing a child and breastfeeding;
in childhood, a child should be given Ganoderma tea for the first time no earlier than 6 years of age;
with a tendency to bleeding;
for exacerbations of gastric and intestinal diseases.

You should avoid drinking unusual tea if you are planning a pregnancy. Since the effect of reishi on the fetus remains not fully understood, it is better to remove the mushroom from the diet before conceiving a child.

It is necessary to drink Ganoderma in moderate dosages.

Where can I buy reishi mushroom for tea?

It is not necessary to collect Ganoderma yourself in the forest. The mushroom in one form or another can be purchased in pharmacies and specialized stores, and it is sold in the following forms:

in the form of dry raw materials suitable for brewing tea drinks;
as part of dietary supplements to improve health;
in the form of ready-made tea in bags.

Tea leaves with reishi mushrooms are produced by the Russian company Enerwood-Every. The manufacturer's assortment includes 3 types of tea with Ganoderma:

green tea with reishi mushroom, mint and currants;
Ceylon black tea with reishi and fireweed;
red tea with reishi mushrooms and hibiscus.

Tea leaves and reishi bags are already mixed in optimal proportions. All you have to do is brew the bags in the usual way and drink the aromatic tea, enjoying its smell and taste.

It is important to emphasize that dietary supplements with ganoderma and ready-made teas from Enerwood-Every can only be consumed for preventive purposes and for pleasure. Their beneficial properties are not high enough; ganoderma in this form is not suitable for treatment.

Ready-made tea has only preventive benefits - it is not suitable for treatment

Attention! Only dried mushrooms, prepared with one’s own hand after harvesting or purchased for money, have medicinal properties.

Conclusion

Reishi mushroom tea is a tasty and healthy medicinal drink.When used regularly, it can protect the body from colds, strengthen the immune system and help fight serious illnesses. However, only dried mushrooms have powerful beneficial properties, which you need to harvest yourself or buy in stores and pharmacies.