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Looking forward to making this. My mom is taking your turkey tail/ elderberry capsules & its done wonders supporting her recovery from breast cancer & helped a growth on her hand from skin cancer( drs wanted to remove - surgery would have left her without use of hand for 6wks ) its faded to a spot size of a freckle originally the size of a quarter dr ran test & she received all clear . She credits the turkey tail 100%
Yep! While I can't say it on my listing for the capsules turkey tail is amazing for cancer, it helps your body recognize the mutated cells vs just seeing them as a natural part of your body.
Aw, that's great news to hear, about the turkey tail but mostly about your mum. ❤ I just came across a Dr. Whome I forget the name of but he wrote a book called Cancer as a Metabolic Disease- or a variation on that title- aka it's not as it's been portrayed nor treated properly... Idk, but the interview I watched really opened my eyes to the fact they really aren't trying to CURE shit. $$$... follow the 💰. Every damn time. Anyway, she probably made a wise choice not to have the surgery on her hand. Perhaps look up a video interview of this dr. And see what he's saying. Seems to be a zero sugar and added ketone state for the win in the hour I've looked into it thus far . Good luck to you & mom ❤ April, love your opinion/knowledge here too!
I have been out foraging and found turkey tail, chaga, horse hoof, and polypore this past 2 weeks. I was not positive about the turkey tail, but after watching your videos, now I know I found what I have been searching for and will go harvest some.
😂❤ This video is like, best of April. You inspire joy and love, Sister. I found turkey tail growing on the tree roots by my kid's bus stop. Also on stumps in a forgotten side lot in town. She's everywhere. Resilient like the resilience she provides.
I have had this mushroom on my mind a lot lately and will be going out to harvest some if I can find it. Thank you for creating and sharing this video April.
Muchas gracias por este vídeo, aqui estamos aprendiendo porque el conocimiento es lo único que no nos van a poder quitar, que pases un buen fin de semana,un abrazo desde España 🇪🇦
I just love you, you remind me of the younger me 😂 I do the same thing and I have the same language...wink wink your videos teach me a lot and I get a great laugh out of them.
Thanks for this info April. A few years ago I had a cold and took Elderberry Syrup and it DID make me feel worse. I thought it just didn't work and haven't taken it since. Now I know better.
Thank You April! I’ve been looking forward to this video! Can’t wait to forage and make some tea! Hard past week of Rotavirus and Giardia… Double whammy. Not sure what my body needs, but this is surely a good place to start👍 Thanks again, 🌻✌️
Lovley. Great mushroom to get in products like teas & love it when I find it in the outdoors. Left it on a tree stump were somewere Turkey tail look a likes I took a few off & some were gilled not all Polly pour. I like making a broth 🍄 but sometimes other sage/ginger/lavender w.e. . Bought/foraged. Soups, teas,brew coffee/hot coca with🍄❤️💕✌
I laughed when u said there isn’t pcp in mushrooms. Is there an app you recommend to help identify turkey tail? I don’t want to poison myself. Also, your dress looks so apropro of turkey tail! I’d love if you showed foraging of turkey tail and how you dry them.
You could use the Picture This app but just use it as a first step in ID. I have a meeting her in the wild video where I show you close up/tips to ID here as well ☺️
Great video! Very helpful! I add a wee bit of kombu to my shiitake tea after the 1 hr simmer, I think I'll try with with Turkey Tail that I harvested in the Fall. I look at it every day thinking I should bring out Hobb's book and oresdure cook, then grind then dehydrate...but your tea is much quicker 😁 🙏
Thank you so much for this..i have had every cold, flu, sinues problem..you name it i have had it in the last 5 months. Im tired of being sick. Im very healthy normally i don't know what has changed in me?? Im going to try this to see if i can balance myself out. Thank you April for your help ❤️❤️❤️
I have turkey tail tincture i made and dried turkey tail that i put in soup like bay leaf...never made tea so thanks for this!! Why would you add decoction to your tincture?
This is a great video!!!! I have a few quick questions- I got powdered lions mane (not dried tincture) is using the powder of this mushroom the same steps as the turkey tail? Also could you decoct(sp) mushrooms using the percolator like your dandelion root tea? Or does it need to be in the boiling water?
If it's powdered it's probably already been extracted to some degree but beyond that powders won't work for this. As far as using the percolator I don't see why it wouldn't work although I'd go for a longer time 😊
@@sheisofthewoods ok thanks. 😊. One more question 😞 Could I just buy a fresh lions mane mushroom, chop it up then dehydrate it and tincture it from there? Your knowledge is soooooooo appreciated!!
Love this idea I have never made this tea. A few days ago I went out to my greenhouse and in the corner of one side the rain came in where there is a tree stump wow I looked down and some beautiful Turkey Tail mushrooms were growing I couldn't believe it.. Do you think they are ok to eat they are white underneath and look like a Turkey Tail on top. The stump used to be a rhododendron about six years ago I cut it down.
Thank you so much for this! I recently found turkey tail near my house and wanted to find a way to use them, this will be perfect! This will be my first time using foraged turkey tail, do i need to dry it first or is fresh ok?
Hey April, for tinctures, do you have any preference on which way round to do things - tincture then decoction and mix or decoction then tincture and mix? 🤗🥰
Hello April, Question. I am lucky to find Ganoderma around where I live ( along with Turkey Tail) and have been slicing, then drying the gandoderma to make different things with one being powder. With the powder i'm making spice rubs etc also putting in cookies which seems like a good mix since they always smell like chocolate to me especially applanatum, it even has what looks like cocoa powder as spores. .. anyway so i'm wondering what the benefits are and also why people also make the powdered extract and if it can be made at home. Maybe that could be a video one day? Thanks again.🍵
Heya! She's really great as an anti-inflammatory good for blood sugar regulation, immune support functions. She's really very similar to Reishi mushroom! People are making extract versions because a lot of her properties won't be present without heat plus water and unfortunately making the powdered extracts at home can be a little bit tricky! It would require making a thick tea and then attempting to dehydrate that and then powder what was left behind. You can also make a tincture and then evaporate off all of the liquid and end up with a small amount of powder.
@@sheisofthewoods Thanks for taking the time to reply. . I have researched the benefits and such but can never find the exact information i'm looking for like the VS benefits they just lump it all together it's really hard to find specific information on mushrooms for me anyway, it's hard.. yes there is a lot of information on google but for example, you go to the top 10 medicinal uses of ganoderma and they do list benefits and ways to use it medicinally but they don't say anything in depth it's all lumped together, nothing about you get this benefit from using it dried, or this benefit from tea form or this benefit from powder. Not many if any books out there on the subject.. people really hold on to that knowledge or sell it, I have seen a class i'd of liked to take but it's quite a lot of money! and I don't trust many people- where do you go? for now I just do what feels right to me but it would be interesting to know what benefits i'm getting from the powder. I've made a dual-extract turkey tail tincture and thought i'd followed along with your advice so you must have had another video up on the subject i'll check that out again today too. 🍄🍄🪴
This is why I always wonder about those "mushroom coffees" that are powder you pour hot water over. How could they get the properties of the woody mushrooms involved?
@@thebandplayedon..6145 I think you would dehydrate the tincture somehow. (I wonder if they can be put in a curing cabinet?) So the turkey tail has already been through weeks in vodka, kept somewhat heated preferably so the water soluble properties were also extracted, or a decoction made afterward and added back. Then that liquid is dehydrated to become powder so (ostensibly) you can get the benefits of the mushroom without needing to simmer it for so long. It makes more sense to me to just either make a tea or a tincture. Or have both available. I don't think I'd want to go to all the effort of making a tincture just to powder it for easy tea. 🤷
@@melissawelsh3289 ok... but maybe I'm just a bit stunned this morning... I'm just not understanding how to DRY what is essentially clear WATER. Yes, the Vodka has the properties of the mushroom infused in it, but dried- aka- evaporated- there is nothing of solid material to be left to be dried. Haha omg this strikes me funny this morning I'm like is it just me? Am I having a stroke? WTH?
@@thebandplayedon..6145 think about it like drying or curing an herb. You're removing the water. Everything else is still there. Mushroom can't evaporate. I don't think there would be a ton of material left over. It seems like you'd have to dehydrate a lot of tincture to get much powder. They may freeze-dry it. I've seen people freeze dry liquids before. Same deal - it just removes the water.
Question- for Lions Mane mushroom tincature does it need to be heat extracted like with tukey tail, or is regular alcohol fine? I've seen people online saying it needs to be double extracted so we get both the water and alcohol soluble properties, but then they're all using grain alcohol so I'm thinking if I use regular vodka then like you always say we're already getting both water and alcohol solubles...? Or is it, like turkey tail, requiring the heat to extract into the water?
You can do it the traditional way or if you use 100 proof vodka and you put the jar somewhere really hot for a few months like the seed heating box I teach people to make you do not have to do the extraction because the water + heat will do that for you ☺️
💨 POOF!!! You took me out of my 📦 box. I decided to buy Oregon mushrooms instead of buying power. I was trying to grind them LoL - Did not work for me. Then I found your video and hallelujah 🎉 The mushroom tea and miso is soo delicious!!! 🫖. Thank you so much 🙏
I started a lion's mane tincture.......2 yrs ago. I strained the everclear (I just found you and learned about the 100 proof instead now) and put them in the crock pot for 2 days. When I mixed the water with the alcohol there is like a foam/froth on top??? I can't find any info on it. Would you be able to offer any insight? Is it safe? Why the foam on top? Thank you in advance if you see this!!
Have you heard any concerns of turkey tail and lowering of platlettes? I have dangerously low platlettes (20, lowest should be 145) and read they can decrease platlette count.
Yeah it's possible they can lower them a bit on the flip side they also have seen them raised. Really just depends on the study but probably not worth the risk when you're that low. What's your MCV like? Higher end of normal? If so dig deeply into B12 deficiency. "Vitamin B12 deficiency can impair platelet production, including DNA replication and cell division required for cell maturation." www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10519260/#:~:text=Vitamin%20B12%20deficiency%20can%20impair,reduces%20the%20production%20of%20platelets.
These are mushrooms and they require heat/water to release the PSK/PSP properties, so without this method you won't get any of the medicinal properties from the mushrooms.
@sheisofthewoods I've noticed and was like I feel that's not you and was sad by them scammers. I've reported but it really does nothing. Most of them accounts turned Comments off and knowing your ways you respond lol
QUESTION : you said it was not really an edible mushroom ... what happens if you're buying that turkey tail mushroom blend that companys sell as a coffee ? are you actually eating the turkey tail mushroom in thet instance then?
It's a powdered extract, Turkey Tail itself can't be powdered it just turns into a fluff. So typically they're drying and powdering a tincture or a tea/decoction because it has to be a water soluble powder.
Do you know if we have to take turkey tail mushroom as a capsule or as a tea for stage 4 breast cancer? My mom doesn't have much time. Please share if you know
@@dilaramutlu19 You'd want to do very heavy amounts of this decoction. Also, because it sounds like she's in the end of end stage, look into the master mineral protocol and I'd look off of Google because they'll block all information besides fear mongering.
So many recipes I have watched call for half to equal amounts of tea to alcohol. Which is what I followed, now I'm really bummed. Can I fix this by adding more alcohol?
@@sheisofthewoods 100 proof and half the volume of tea. Maybe I can find more mushrooms and start over. I have found after listening to you to be more explanatory that you will be my go to. You are a very good teacher. Thank you so much.
@@elainroles7217 Ahh, bummer, it needs to be kept at 25% ABV (alcohol by volume) to remain shelf stable and 100 proof is only 50% alcohol per cup. So at 1/2 cup per cup of 100 proof you'd be below 25% ABV because water is heavier than alcohol. How long has it been diluted?
If im using a pint of turkey tail tincture and i make the decoction. How much of the decoction would i add to the tincture? I used 100% vodka. Im so bad with maths
I'm nervous as hell. Have had my Usnia tincture curing 9 weeks. Strained alcohol off. Usnia into the pot , added water, and it's super cloudy! Looks like gray mud! Is that normal? I hope I didn't ruin it after waiting 9 weeks! 😢
Ugggg, I don't know! Maybe I'm NOT smart enough 😂 After the 3rd simmer I let it cool, strained it. I had 7 cups alcohol so I put 3/4 cup usnia mud 😂 into the alcohol. It keeps separating? I don't know how on earth to even bottle it. It literally all settled to the bottom immediately
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Anyone else notice at the beginning of the video April's pot looks like a heart?! 💖Lol I got excited
Yess me tooo♡
It's the perfect pouring pot!
It's got pour sprout on each side! Was a total score at a thrift shop!
Looking forward to making this. My mom is taking your turkey tail/ elderberry capsules & its done wonders supporting her recovery from breast cancer & helped a growth on her hand from skin cancer( drs wanted to remove - surgery would have left her without use of hand for 6wks ) its faded to a spot size of a freckle originally the size of a quarter dr ran test & she received all clear . She credits the turkey tail 100%
Yep! While I can't say it on my listing for the capsules turkey tail is amazing for cancer, it helps your body recognize the mutated cells vs just seeing them as a natural part of your body.
Aw, that's great news to hear, about the turkey tail but mostly about your mum. ❤
I just came across a Dr. Whome I forget the name of but he wrote a book called Cancer as a Metabolic Disease- or a variation on that title- aka it's not as it's been portrayed nor treated properly... Idk, but the interview I watched really opened my eyes to the fact they really aren't trying to CURE shit. $$$... follow the 💰. Every damn time.
Anyway, she probably made a wise choice not to have the surgery on her hand. Perhaps look up a video interview of this dr. And see what he's saying. Seems to be a zero sugar and added ketone state for the win in the hour I've looked into it thus far .
Good luck to you & mom ❤
April, love your opinion/knowledge here too!
I'm so happy to hear this for your Mom
Thank you for posting some mushroom stuff!
I have been out foraging and found turkey tail, chaga, horse hoof, and polypore this past 2 weeks. I was not positive about the turkey tail, but after watching your videos, now I know I found what I have been searching for and will go harvest some.
I love how you dried your hands on your dress haha
Thank you! Now I understand the decoction process 👍
So glad to hear it ☺️
Thank you! My son has an... alergic reaction to the sun 🙄 Turkey tail tincture gets it gone asap. But im out so i needed to make the tea like now! ❤
Your dress matches the Turkey Tail mushrooms. 😉😉😘
Omg can you show how to do double extraction for mushrooms? And maybe even address if we can make a tincture with powder mushrooms? Thanks so much
That would be a great video
❤ I love & appreciate your videos!!!😊
Omg, I just found your channel. Definitely my kind of person.
I can’t believe it took me this long to subscribe on UA-cam as I have been a huge huge supporter for years on IG!! April, you friggin rock ❤
To be fair whenever I say I have a UA-cam on IG they hide it pretty heavily 🤣
You made me laugh! Love you and your reaction to your mess!
Thank you April! Lisa in WV here. I'm headed out to find some Turkey Tail Mushrooms then make some tea! ❤️
Like the heart pot❤❤❤
I love turkey tail, it’s easy to identify and easy to gather large quantities in a short amount of time. Thank you
Thanks April, I can't wait to make this myself! 💜
Please do a video of the elderberry & turkey tail recipe that you mentioned in this video, thank you 🥰
Me too. Been drinking herbal teas passed two day. Feel better.
😂❤ This video is like, best of April. You inspire joy and love, Sister.
I found turkey tail growing on the tree roots by my kid's bus stop. Also on stumps in a forgotten side lot in town. She's everywhere. Resilient like the resilience she provides.
Your dress is so turkey tail! Adorable!
Love it! Thank you so much April!!
I have had this mushroom on my mind a lot lately and will be going out to harvest some if I can find it. Thank you for creating and sharing this video April.
Muchas gracias por este vídeo, aqui estamos aprendiendo porque el conocimiento es lo único que no nos van a poder quitar, que pases un buen fin de semana,un abrazo desde España 🇪🇦
Thank you
I just love you, you remind me of the younger me 😂 I do the same thing and I have the same language...wink wink your videos teach me a lot and I get a great laugh out of them.
Thanks for this info April. A few years ago I had a cold and took Elderberry Syrup and it DID make me feel worse. I thought it just didn't work and haven't taken it since. Now I know better.
❤Thank You Excellent Advice Shall Try Cheers😂
April . I was just watching videos on growing my own mushrooms and Joe yo tincture it . ❤😂
Thank you April❤
You always make me happy, a good way to spend time, learning with you:)
Thank you so much for this video! I’ve read that turkey tail is good for autoimmune diseases. I’m excited to try the tea
Thank You April! I’ve been looking forward to this video! Can’t wait to forage and make some tea! Hard past week of Rotavirus and Giardia… Double whammy. Not sure what my body needs, but this is surely a good place to start👍 Thanks again, 🌻✌️
Thank you , I've learned so much from you.
Lovley. Great mushroom to get in products like teas & love it when I find it in the outdoors. Left it on a tree stump were somewere Turkey tail look a likes I took a few off & some were gilled not all Polly pour. I like making a broth 🍄 but sometimes other sage/ginger/lavender w.e. . Bought/foraged. Soups, teas,brew coffee/hot coca with🍄❤️💕✌
Big clumps on ground of Turkey tail/reishi here in spots. Some lawns I guess may need it more/sooner vs some trees.✌ 🌲🍄🌳
Enjoyed the whole video. Thanks
I laughed when u said there isn’t pcp in mushrooms. Is there an app you recommend to help identify turkey tail? I don’t want to poison myself. Also, your dress looks so apropro of turkey tail! I’d love if you showed foraging of turkey tail and how you dry them.
You could use the Picture This app but just use it as a first step in ID. I have a meeting her in the wild video where I show you close up/tips to ID here as well ☺️
Thank you beautiful soul 🍄🐝🌷🌻
Thank you! I would like to try this!
Thank you! April❤
Great video! Very helpful!
I add a wee bit of kombu to my shiitake tea after the 1 hr simmer, I think I'll try with with Turkey Tail that I harvested in the Fall. I look at it every day thinking I should bring out Hobb's book and oresdure cook, then grind then dehydrate...but your tea is much quicker 😁
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Yes! Sometimes I add Turkey tails to my infusing dashi stock!
Hi there, if you need a consistent source for turkey tail they are abundant in my area
I love mushrooms. I'm also terrified of them 😂 I have some in my yard, I harvested and dried them but am too scared to make tea.
thank for that one!
well done... thanks
Thanks ❤
Thank you so much for this..i have had every cold, flu, sinues problem..you name it i have had it in the last 5 months. Im tired of being sick. Im very healthy normally i don't know what has changed in me?? Im going to try this to see if i can balance myself out. Thank you April for your help ❤️❤️❤️
I hope you start feeling better very soon.
I would love to learn how to forige for turkey tail
I have turkey tail tincture i made and dried turkey tail that i put in soup like bay leaf...never made tea so thanks for this!! Why would you add decoction to your tincture?
If you put entire decoction back into tincture, will it be fine if you keep it in fridge vs the 2 tbsp per cup?
This is a great video!!!! I have a few quick questions- I got powdered lions mane (not dried tincture) is using the powder of this mushroom the same steps as the turkey tail?
Also could you decoct(sp) mushrooms using the percolator like your dandelion root tea? Or does it need to be in the boiling water?
If it's powdered it's probably already been extracted to some degree but beyond that powders won't work for this. As far as using the percolator I don't see why it wouldn't work although I'd go for a longer time 😊
@@sheisofthewoods ok thanks. 😊. One more question 😞 Could I just buy a fresh lions mane mushroom, chop it up then dehydrate it and tincture it from there? Your knowledge is soooooooo appreciated!!
Love this idea I have never made this tea. A few days ago I went out to my greenhouse and in the corner of one side the rain came in where there is a tree stump wow I looked down and some beautiful Turkey Tail mushrooms were growing I couldn't believe it.. Do you think they are ok to eat they are white underneath and look like a Turkey Tail on top. The stump used to be a rhododendron about six years ago I cut it down.
Check out my other turkey tail mushroom video as I give a close up look at identifying them😊
Thank you so much for this! I recently found turkey tail near my house and wanted to find a way to use them, this will be perfect! This will be my first time using foraged turkey tail, do i need to dry it first or is fresh ok?
For the tea dried is best but they're already so low in moisture it will only take a few days to dry them by just laying them out on some cardboard 😊
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Hey April, for tinctures, do you have any preference on which way round to do things - tincture then decoction and mix or decoction then tincture and mix? 🤗🥰
I prefer tincturing then making the decoction 😊
Could you pressure can them and use the liquid? I saw that in a book, and I’m curious how it would compare.
You could give it a try, I'd do a test jar to see how it ends up tasting. Likely similar time/pressure to broth.
Hello April, Question. I am lucky to find Ganoderma around where I live ( along with Turkey Tail) and have been slicing, then drying the gandoderma to make different things with one being powder. With the powder i'm making spice rubs etc also putting in cookies which seems like a good mix since they always smell like chocolate to me especially applanatum, it even has what looks like cocoa powder as spores. .. anyway so i'm wondering what the benefits are and also why people also make the powdered extract and if it can be made at home. Maybe that could be a video one day? Thanks again.🍵
Heya! She's really great as an anti-inflammatory good for blood sugar regulation, immune support functions. She's really very similar to Reishi mushroom!
People are making extract versions because a lot of her properties won't be present without heat plus water and unfortunately making the powdered extracts at home can be a little bit tricky! It would require making a thick tea and then attempting to dehydrate that and then powder what was left behind. You can also make a tincture and then evaporate off all of the liquid and end up with a small amount of powder.
@@sheisofthewoods Thanks for taking the time to reply. . I have researched the benefits and such but can never find the exact information i'm looking for like the VS benefits they just lump it all together it's really hard to find specific information on mushrooms for me anyway, it's hard.. yes there is a lot of information on google but for example, you go to the top 10 medicinal uses of ganoderma and they do list benefits and ways to use it medicinally but they don't say anything in depth it's all lumped together, nothing about you get this benefit from using it dried, or this benefit from tea form or this benefit from powder. Not many if any books out there on the subject.. people really hold on to that knowledge or sell it, I have seen a class i'd of liked to take but it's quite a lot of money! and I don't trust many people- where do you go? for now I just do what feels right to me but it would be interesting to know what benefits i'm getting from the powder. I've made a dual-extract turkey tail tincture and thought i'd followed along with your advice so you must have had another video up on the subject i'll check that out again today too. 🍄🍄🪴
I remember now, I'd followed the directions that you gave in the Usnea Tincture video
This is why I always wonder about those "mushroom coffees" that are powder you pour hot water over. How could they get the properties of the woody mushrooms involved?
They're typically using extracts that are powdered, like a dried tincture.
...she says just like that ;
"Like a dried Tincture. "
....like, wait, what?
April, I must admit, I'm gonna need a video on that one lol
@@thebandplayedon..6145 I think you would dehydrate the tincture somehow. (I wonder if they can be put in a curing cabinet?) So the turkey tail has already been through weeks in vodka, kept somewhat heated preferably so the water soluble properties were also extracted, or a decoction made afterward and added back. Then that liquid is dehydrated to become powder so (ostensibly) you can get the benefits of the mushroom without needing to simmer it for so long.
It makes more sense to me to just either make a tea or a tincture. Or have both available. I don't think I'd want to go to all the effort of making a tincture just to powder it for easy tea. 🤷
@@melissawelsh3289 ok... but maybe I'm just a bit stunned this morning... I'm just not understanding how to DRY what is essentially clear WATER.
Yes, the Vodka has the properties of the mushroom infused in it, but dried- aka- evaporated- there is nothing of solid material to be left to be dried. Haha omg this strikes me funny this morning I'm like is it just me? Am I having a stroke? WTH?
@@thebandplayedon..6145 think about it like drying or curing an herb. You're removing the water. Everything else is still there. Mushroom can't evaporate. I don't think there would be a ton of material left over. It seems like you'd have to dehydrate a lot of tincture to get much powder. They may freeze-dry it. I've seen people freeze dry liquids before. Same deal - it just removes the water.
Question- for Lions Mane mushroom tincature does it need to be heat extracted like with tukey tail, or is regular alcohol fine?
I've seen people online saying it needs to be double extracted so we get both the water and alcohol soluble properties, but then they're all using grain alcohol so I'm thinking if I use regular vodka then like you always say we're already getting both water and alcohol solubles...? Or is it, like turkey tail, requiring the heat to extract into the water?
You can do it the traditional way or if you use 100 proof vodka and you put the jar somewhere really hot for a few months like the seed heating box I teach people to make you do not have to do the extraction because the water + heat will do that for you ☺️
💨 POOF!!! You took me out of my 📦 box. I decided to buy Oregon mushrooms instead of buying power. I was trying to grind them LoL - Did not work for me. Then I found your video and hallelujah 🎉
The mushroom tea and miso is soo delicious!!! 🫖. Thank you so much 🙏
Isn't it so tasty!
I started a lion's mane tincture.......2 yrs ago. I strained the everclear (I just found you and learned about the 100 proof instead now) and put them in the crock pot for 2 days. When I mixed the water with the alcohol there is like a foam/froth on top??? I can't find any info on it. Would you be able to offer any insight? Is it safe? Why the foam on top? Thank you in advance if you see this!!
Good day. I'm also wanting to co some the birch polypore mushroom. Can I add it to the turkey tail?
Are those wildcrafted mushrooms? I have a ton of turkey tail type mushrooms in the woods around my property
Have you heard any concerns of turkey tail and lowering of platlettes? I have dangerously low platlettes (20, lowest should be 145) and read they can decrease platlette count.
Yeah it's possible they can lower them a bit on the flip side they also have seen them raised. Really just depends on the study but probably not worth the risk when you're that low. What's your MCV like? Higher end of normal? If so dig deeply into B12 deficiency.
"Vitamin B12 deficiency can impair platelet production, including DNA replication and cell division required for cell maturation."
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10519260/#:~:text=Vitamin%20B12%20deficiency%20can%20impair,reduces%20the%20production%20of%20platelets.
Thank you so much! Very helpful info. @@sheisofthewoods
Also can you give this tea to kids??? If so at what age would you suggest?
Yep and any age past 2 as it's a food ☺️
Thank you April.
Yup.... where do I find one...?😅
I read that you have to cut them up to get inner/outter properties. Not so?
Not needed at all, the simmering leeches every out ☺️
Question! I have heard herbalists say don’t boil your herbs because it can take the medicinal properties out. What is the difference when you do this?
These are mushrooms and they require heat/water to release the PSK/PSP properties, so without this method you won't get any of the medicinal properties from the mushrooms.
Thank you!!! Thanks for answering my questions! I watch you all the time! Great information.
Thank you for this video! So, would you say it's okay to eat soy products after menopause? Because I figure I could use the estrogen, right?
Most are actually still estrogen dominant in menopause due to food sources.
Post menopausal women can get oestrogen dominant cancer too...my friend had it, so never say never 🤷
If no access to the woods where does one find turkey tail mushrooms at?
I'd simply buy some online, goggle will get you many options to choose from 😊
@@sheisofthewoods ty for responding much appreciated! Do you have tiktok by chance?
@@Mysticalcrystal68 I don't but there are about a million scammers on there pretending to be me😏
@sheisofthewoods I've noticed and was like I feel that's not you and was sad by them scammers. I've reported but it really does nothing. Most of them accounts turned Comments off and knowing your ways you respond lol
Question. Do you need to dry these mushrooms before storing them in a sealed jar to avoided mold and such?
Yep 😊
QUESTION : you said it was not really an edible mushroom ... what happens if you're buying that turkey tail mushroom blend that companys sell as a coffee ? are you actually eating the turkey tail mushroom in thet instance then?
It's a powdered extract, Turkey Tail itself can't be powdered it just turns into a fluff. So typically they're drying and powdering a tincture or a tea/decoction because it has to be a water soluble powder.
If I'm making a VG tincture, would I decoct and then add in the VG and let sit for 2 weeks? Or would I do it the same way as an alcohol tincture?
You can't add water to a VG tincture because they're already not really shelf stable.
Do you wash the mushrooms???
Nope
Please advise if its safe to have turkey tail mushroom tea alongside with soursop for cancer treatment
Should be fine 😊
Do you know if we have to take turkey tail mushroom as a capsule or as a tea for stage 4 breast cancer? My mom doesn't have much time. Please share if you know
@@dilaramutlu19 You'd want to do very heavy amounts of this decoction. Also, because it sounds like she's in the end of end stage, look into the master mineral protocol and I'd look off of Google because they'll block all information besides fear mongering.
@@sheisofthewoods Thank you
Good choice for Hashimoto's then ?
Seems that way! I have hashimotos so was excited to hear this!
Is the decoction method the same for all mushrooms?
Yep 😊
Did you drink this whole tea in 1 day? Or do u drink it over a couple days?
I typically drink this amount in a day☺️
@@sheisofthewoods I found an awesome batch today! I can't wait to make tea
I made a decoction because I'm having brain fog today😅 what can I do with it now? 😮
@@MARCYGIRL3 You can still drink it or add water back in ☺️
@@sheisofthewoods oh thank the gods! Lol 😆
So many recipes I have watched call for half to equal amounts of tea to alcohol. Which is what I followed, now I'm really bummed. Can I fix this by adding more alcohol?
What proof of alcohol did you use?
@@sheisofthewoods 100 proof and half the volume of tea. Maybe I can find more mushrooms and start over. I have found after listening to you to be more explanatory that you will be my go to. You are a very good teacher. Thank you so much.
@@elainroles7217 Ahh, bummer, it needs to be kept at 25% ABV (alcohol by volume) to remain shelf stable and 100 proof is only 50% alcohol per cup. So at 1/2 cup per cup of 100 proof you'd be below 25% ABV because water is heavier than alcohol.
How long has it been diluted?
@@sheisofthewoods Three weeks
If im using a pint of turkey tail tincture and i make the decoction. How much of the decoction would i add to the tincture? I used 100% vodka. Im so bad with maths
I’ve always been intimidated by decoction. Is it necessary to add the decoction to a turkey tail tincture?
Yeah as there's hot water soluble properties such as PSK that are why the mushrooms are helpful 😊
@@sheisofthewoods I made a turkey tail tincture with 100 proof vodka, but didn’t do the decoction. Is the tincture now of no use?
I'm nervous as hell. Have had my Usnia tincture curing 9 weeks. Strained alcohol off. Usnia into the pot , added water, and it's super cloudy! Looks like gray mud! Is that normal? I hope I didn't ruin it after waiting 9 weeks! 😢
Totally normal for the water/usnea water to look like kinda gray/green mud water/be cloudy 😊
God I love you!!!!! I'm on my 3rd simmer!
Ugggg, I don't know! Maybe I'm NOT smart enough 😂
After the 3rd simmer I let it cool, strained it. I had 7 cups alcohol so I put 3/4 cup usnia mud 😂 into the alcohol. It keeps separating? I don't know how on earth to even bottle it. It literally all settled to the bottom immediately
I think I need to stain again!🤦
Where is the best place to forage turkey tail?
They grow on dead hardwood trees so if you have those in your area it's really just a matter of taking a hike😊
@@sheisofthewoods okay thank you I have lots of trees around my house so hopefully I can find some. Thank you so much for your content.
Sound is much better. I have skipped you videos for bad sound in the past.
Yeah it's the live video audio that UA-cam has an issue with.