Mushroom tea is an infusion of mushrooms in water, made by using edible/medicinal mushrooms (such as lingzhi mushroom) or psychedelic mushrooms (such as Psilocybe cubensis). The active ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms is psilocybin, 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, oyster mushroom, scaly hedgehog, and shiitake mushroom.
Neungi-cha () – scaly hedgehog tea
Neutari-cha () – oyster mushroom tea
Pyogo-cha () – shiitake mushroom tea
Sanghwang-cha () – black hoof mushroom tea
Yeongji-cha () – lingzhi mushroom tea
See also
Kombucha (tea mushroom) Psychedelic mushrooms