On the journey to integral health, medicinal mushrooms can play a very important and powerful role. Many of us know about and use the various culinary mushrooms such as portobello, button, oyster, chanterelle, and others, however, less common is the knowledge and use of medicinal types of mushrooms such as reishi, chaga, maitake, shiitake, cordyceps, and others. These particularly medicinal variety offer potent immune system support and many other scientifically verified health benefits through the action of compounds such as polysaccharides. Below is a list of the top medicinal mushrooms that I have personally used and studied, as well as links to companies that sell the highest quality.[private]
Please understand that the method of preparation for these types of mushrooms is extremely important. The medicinal compounds in mushrooms are tightly bound up within its structure and can be easily degraded if not properly extracted. The most time tested methods are hot water extraction and alcohol extraction. These methods break through the hard chitin material of the mushrooms and release their medicinal compounds in tact. The links below will lead you to companies that only use these methods or sell the mushrooms whole and organic or wild-crafted. Enjoy!
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