Mushroom tea is known since ancient times. It is used to quench thirst, treat certain diseases, remove unpleasant symptoms and lose weight. Benefits and harm of mushroom tea depends on several important factors:
- type and properties of the fungus;
- state of human health;
- composition of the components used.
How to make mushroom tea?
The most common type of tea fungus is Medusomyces gisevi. He came to us from China, where he was known even before our era and was considered an elixir of health.
The tea fungus is a symbiotic mix of yeast-like fungi and acetic acid bacteria. To make mushroom tea you must first grow a mushroom, taking a few plates (baby) from an adult mushroom. For rapid and qualitative growth, and then correct maintenance and care, the fungus must be constantly fed and regularly poured ready-made infusion.
In order to make mushroom tea, you must first prepare a rich sugar syrup, brew and cool the tea leaves, while remembering that sugar should be added exactly in the dissolved form. Sugar granules when ingested on the body of the fungus can cause it to damage and even death.
The benefits of mushroom tea will increase, if in the infusion for top dressing add dried fruits and medicinal herbs. To add to the tea, the leaves of nettle, St. John's wort, raspberry, strawberry, birch, and lime color are suitable. It is not recommended to use chamomile, sage , currant and seasonings because of the presence in them of a large number of essential oils that can harm the fungus.
Useful properties of mushroom tea
The main thing, what is useful for mushroom tea, is its composition:
- organic acids - lactic, malic, koyeva, gluconic, citric, acetic;
- a wide range of enzymes;
- vitamins of group B, PP and C.
Regular use of this drink:
- reduces headaches, fever, fever (especially with the addition of lime flowers and raspberry leaves);
- eliminates swelling by removing salts from the body;
helps quickly cope with the symptoms of a cold - sore throat, runny nose; - when brewing infusion of teas for weight loss stimulates metabolism and helps to get rid of excess weight faster;
- clears the vessels of atherosclerosis;
- strengthens the hair and nails.
Mushroom tea should be taken with caution to people with high acidity of the stomach and peptic ulcer. It is better to stop drinking it while taking certain types of medications - analgesics, antibiotics, antifungals, sedatives and hypnotics.