As if mushrooms weren’t already trending health food, now you can enjoy them in tea form too! From mushroom foragers to people looking for natural flavor enhancement, the following recipes will have you sipping on fungal delights like never before!

Making mushroom tea is an increasingly popular way to consume the psychedelic compounds psilocybin and psilocin found in certain varieties of mushrooms, and can provide altered states of consciousness and pleasurable feelings. Steeping dried fungi in hot water creates this simple method for indulging nake mushroom tea or psilocybin tea has existed since at least the 1970s in various cultures worldwide; though its effects typically take between 20-40 minutes to set in and last up to 6 hours before lessening in intensity over time.

Tea made with chaga, reishi and lion mane mushrooms may offer additional advantages beyond psilocybin’s medicinal uses, including strengthening immunity and decreasing stress levels while relieving fatigue and improving sleep quality. These adaptogens help the body deal with stress better for overall wellness.

Chaga mushrooom varieties feature an outer shell reminiscent of burnt charcoal while its inner core reveals orange/golden brown tones. Harvesting requires using either a knife or small axe; as such, bulk purchases of this variety of mushroom are frequently purchased and ground into tea for use as medicinal use. Although more costly than its peers, Chaga may contribute to longevity among Siberians living near its source area.