Bulk Reishi Mushroom Powder

Description

Reishi Mushroom Powder is a popular raved about natural option for anyone interested in improving sleep, reducing stress or lessening fatigue. It is also commonly used for cancer, inhibiting tumor growth,helping the immune system and for many other reasons like high blood pressure. high cholesterol and stabilizing blood sugar.

If you are facing any of these health issues, reishi mushroom powder may be something you would like to try. In powder form, it is the easiest to use because dried reishi mushrooms are very hard to break apart and grind yourself.

When taken for health reasons, reishi powder can be added to liquid drinks with a typical dose of 3 to 15 grams a day for more serious concerns. For measurement purposes, 1 tablespoon is equal to approximately 3 grams. For Bio-availability and to release the important polysaccharides, it should be mentioned that it is better to cook down the reishi into a tea that you can drink directly or add it into your other drinks throughout the day by the spoonful in smaller amounts.

To get more value from reishi mushrooms, many customers feel it is better to cook the powder first which helps to break down the cell membranes making it easier for the body to assimilate. There is no set recipe but if you take the reishi mushroom powder and add it to boiling water, and then reduce the heat to a gentle simmer leaving it on the heat for up to 2 hours. Once cooled, store the mix in jars and keep in the fridge for short term use. This can be added to tea, soups, etc.

Using Reishi Tea for medicinal purposes is not a yummy tea on its own so adding ginger, cinnamon or other spices is preferred if you want to drink it straight. Otherwise, make it up in bulk ahead of  time like most people do and incorporate it into your juice, coffee or daily green tea.

Reishi Mushroom Tea Recipe

Ingredients:
1 tbsp reishi mushroom powder
5 cups of water

Instructions:
Bring water to a boil in a stainless steel or ceramic pot.
Reduce heat to simmering and add the mushroom powder.
Allow the tea to simmer for 2 hours.
Remove from heat, let cool and store in a glass jar in the fridge.

While commonly used, Reishi mushrooms may not be right for everyone and is not without warning for potential side effects if over done.To be safe, you should reduce or discontinue use if you notice mouth dryness, itchiness, upset stomach, nosebleeds or bloody stools.

On a positive note, in a study involving a group of 48 breast cancer survivors, researchers found that fatigue was reduced and quality of life was improved after using it for just one month. If you are interested in the specifics, reishi mushrooms have been shown in clinical studies to be a supreme immune support tonic that enhances the proliferation and maturation of T & B lymphocytes, splenic mononuclear cells, NK cells, and dendritic cells.