Many of us have been exposed to or cooked 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 for flavor-enhancement, though they can be used in recipes. They are typically consumed in tea form, in tinctures and extracts, and in capsules in the form of powders.
These medicinal mushrooms include the reishi and agaricus mushrooms (or agaricus blazei mushroom) as well as maitake, shitake, as well as coriolus mushroom. There are many more, but these are some of the most well-known.
These medicinal mushrooms share much in common with human beings in terms of genetic and chemical structure. Many scientists claim that mushrooms are closer to human beings genetically than nearly any other plant.
Based on this there are some "higher level" mushrooms, often called the "medicinal mushrooms" (NOT magic mushrooms! ) They can be extremely healing and affect the mind, body, emotions and spirit of people who consume the mushrooms.
Reishi mushroom is among the preeminent healing mushrooms of China (though it is found throughout the world too). Reishi mushroom is sometimes called "the mushroom of immortality" because it can be used daily as an tonic "herb" and it useful in extending the lifespan.
Reishi mushroom is commonly utilized (in in the East) for its immune-system stimulant by those who suffer from HIV as well as cancer. Reishi is also purported to ease inflammation, reduce fatigue, assist in the healing of infections in the body, as well as to aid in relaxing and calming the spirit, helping people be more mindful and connect with Spirit more easily.
Maitake mushroom is another one of the most potent medicinal mushrooms found in the world. Maitake is used culinarily as well as medicinally, and is Mushrooms chocolate bar a very powerful source of beta-glucan polysaccharides--potent immune system healing chemicals.
Maitake is a mushroom that can be used in cancer prevention, as well as helping control diabetes and high cholesterol. Maitake enhances the activity of natural killer cells of the body, thereby helping to eliminate the body of immune system problems.
There are many more popular kinds of medicinal mushrooms and I've written more full descriptions of them on my blog, which is linked below.
One final point If you're thinking of checking into the healing potential from medicinal mushrooms, If you take them supplementally alongside the Vitamin C supplier (preferably an organic plant-based Vitamin C supplier), you can triple the efficacy of both medicinal mushrooms, and triple the efficacy of Vitamin C! This is a powerful guideline for having the best health you've ever had!