Medicinal mushroom products have increased in popularity over the past decade. From mushroom coffee to mushroom chocolate, there are plenty of options. A dual-extraction mushroom tincture is another great way to get the health benefits of mushrooms!
Mushroom tinctures are a convenient way to get your daily functional mushrooms in. It’s easy to add a dropperful to smoothies, coffee, and other foods. Certain medicinal mushrooms are harder to digest in their pure powder form, so an extraction helps make them more bioavailable.
Tinctures are a popular way to extract nutrients and flavors from herbs. These use alcohol to pull the beneficial constituents out of the plant and into the liquid. Common examples are vanilla extract or an herbal tincture. You can also use glycerin (glycerites) or vinegar (herbal vinegars) to extract compounds, but these aren’t technically…
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