We've all had the pleasure of cooking using some of the most common culinary mushrooms like portabella white button, etc.

However, there is a class of mushroom known as medicinal mushrooms. these medicinal healing mushrooms aren't designed to enhance flavor, although they can be used in recipes. They are typically consumed in tea form, tinctures and extracts, as well as in capsules in the form of powders.

These medicinal mushrooms include the reishi and agaricus mushrooms (or agaricus blazei) as well as maitake, shitake, as well as coriolus mushroom. There are many others however, these are some of the most sought-after.

Medicinal mushrooms such as these have a lot in common with humans in terms of their chemical and genetic structure. Many scientists claim that mushrooms are closer to human beings genetically than nearly every other plant.

In this regard there are certain "higher level" mushrooms, often called the "medicinal mushrooms" (NOT magic mushrooms! ) They can be extremely healing and alter the mind, body, emotions and spirit of humans who consume them.

Reishi mushroom is one of the preeminent healing mushrooms of China (though it can be found throughout the world too). Reishi mushroom is often called "the mushroom of immortality" because it can be used everyday as a tonic "herb" and it useful in extending life.

Reishi mushroom is frequently utilized (in The East) as an immune system stimulant by those who suffer from HIV or cancer. Reishi is also believed to reduce inflammation, ease fatigue, aid in healing infections within the body, and to help calm and relax the spirit, helping people meditate and connect with Spirit easier.

Maitake mushroom is one of the most powerful medicinal mushrooms around the globe. Maitake is used culinarily as well as medicinally, and is a very powerful source of beta-glucan polysaccharides--potent immune system healing chemicals.

Maitake mushrooms are used for the prevention of cancer, as well as helping control diabetes and high cholesterol. Maitake boosts the activities in the naturally-killer cells of the body, which helps eliminate the body of immune system problems.

There Shrooms online Canada are many more popular varieties of medicinal mushrooms and I've provided more detailed descriptions of them on my blog, which is linked below.

Just one final note in the event that you're contemplating a look at the healing properties from medicinal mushrooms, if you supplement them with a Vitamin C supplier (preferably an organic plants-based Vitamin C source) it is possible to triple the efficacy of both medicinal mushrooms, and triple the efficacy of Vitamin C! Powerful information for having the healthiest you've ever had!