
Mushroom tea is an
infusion
Infusion is the process of extracting chemical compounds or flavors from plant material in a solvent such as water, oil or alcohol, by allowing the material to remain suspended in the solvent over time (a process often called steeping). An inf ...
of mushrooms in water, made by using
edible
An edible item is any item that is safe for humans to eat. "Edible" is differentiated from " eatable" because it does not indicate how an item tastes, only whether it is fit to be eaten. Nonpoisonous items found in nature – such as some mushroo ...
/
medicinal mushrooms
Medicinal fungi are fungi that contain metabolites or can be induced to produce metabolites through biotechnology to develop prescription drugs. Compounds successfully developed into drugs or under research include those treating infection with am ...
(such as
lingzhi mushroom
Lingzhi, ''Ganoderma sichuanense'', also known as reishi or ''Ganoderma lingzhi'' is a polypore fungus ("bracket fungus") native to East Asia belonging to the genus ''Ganoderma''.
Its reddish brown, varnished, kidney-shaped cap with bands and p ...
) or
psychedelic mushroom
A mushroom or toadstool is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or another food source. ''Toadstool'' generally refers to a poisonous mushroom.
The standard for the name "mushroom" is t ...
s (such as ''
Psilocybe cubensis
''Psilocybe cubensis'', commonly known as the magic mushroom, shroom, golden halo, golden teacher, cube, or gold cap, is a species of psilocybin mushroom of moderate potency whose principal Psychoactive compound, active compounds are psilocybin ...
''). The active ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms is
psilocybin
Psilocybin, also known as 4-phosphoryloxy-''N'',''N''-dimethyltryptamine (4-PO-DMT), is a natural product, naturally occurring tryptamine alkaloid and Investigational New Drug, investigational drug found in more than List of psilocybin mushroom ...
, while the active ingredients in medicinal mushrooms are thought to be
beta-glucans.
Korea

In Korea, mushroom teas known as ''beoseot-cha'' ( ) are made from edible mushrooms such as
black hoof mushroom,
lingzhi mushroom
Lingzhi, ''Ganoderma sichuanense'', also known as reishi or ''Ganoderma lingzhi'' is a polypore fungus ("bracket fungus") native to East Asia belonging to the genus ''Ganoderma''.
Its reddish brown, varnished, kidney-shaped cap with bands and p ...
,
oyster mushroom
''Pleurotus'' is a genus of Gill (mushroom), gilled mushrooms which includes one of the most widely eaten mushrooms, ''Pleurotus ostreatus, P. ostreatus''. Species of ''Pleurotus'' may be called oyster, abalone, or tree mushrooms, and are ...
,
scaly hedgehog, and
shiitake mushroom
The shiitake (; ''Chinese/black mushroom'' or ''Lentinula edodes'') is a macrofungus native to East Asia, which is cultivated and consumed around the globe.
Taxonomy
The fungus was first described scientifically as '' Agaricus edodes'' by ...
.
* ''
Neungi-cha'' () –
scaly hedgehog tea
* ''
Neutari-cha'' () –
oyster mushroom
''Pleurotus'' is a genus of Gill (mushroom), gilled mushrooms which includes one of the most widely eaten mushrooms, ''Pleurotus ostreatus, P. ostreatus''. Species of ''Pleurotus'' may be called oyster, abalone, or tree mushrooms, and are ...
tea
* ''
Pyogo-cha'' () –
shiitake mushroom
The shiitake (; ''Chinese/black mushroom'' or ''Lentinula edodes'') is a macrofungus native to East Asia, which is cultivated and consumed around the globe.
Taxonomy
The fungus was first described scientifically as '' Agaricus edodes'' by ...
tea
* ''
Sanghwang-cha'' () –
black hoof mushroom tea
* ''
Yeongji-cha'' () –
lingzhi mushroom
Lingzhi, ''Ganoderma sichuanense'', also known as reishi or ''Ganoderma lingzhi'' is a polypore fungus ("bracket fungus") native to East Asia belonging to the genus ''Ganoderma''.
Its reddish brown, varnished, kidney-shaped cap with bands and p ...
tea
See also
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Kombucha (tea mushroom)
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Mushroom diet
Mushroom diet is an umbrella term for diets with significant amounts of mushrooms.
Description
A mushroom-only diet for humans is considered unrealistic due to insufficient calorie intake. The term ''mushroom diet'' can mean:
*Higher mushroom ...
*
Mushroom edible
A mushroom edible, also known as a psychedelic mushroom edible or hallucinogenic mushroom edible and sometimes as "legal shrooms", is a food item that may contain hallucinogens associated with those in psychoactive mushrooms, such as psilocybin ...
*
Psychedelic mushroom store
A psychedelic mushroom store, also known as a magic mushroom dispensary, is a retail outlet that sells hallucinogenic mushroom products. They are analogous to cannabis dispensaries. Spurred by the 21st-century psychedelic renaissance, by increasin ...
*
Psychedelic mushrooms
A mushroom or toadstool is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or another food source. ''Toadstool'' generally refers to a poisonous mushroom.
The standard for the name "mushroom" is ...
References
External links
Psilocybin Mushroom Vault : Tea Preparation''
Drug culture
Edible fungi
Herbal teas
Korean tea
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