Medicinal Tea

Well I went to kayak on the Loxahatchee River.

I was blessed with these beautiful specimens.

I left many to continue to grow on the decaying fallen Oak Trees.

Remember these medicinal mushrooms have pores on the underside,

not gills.

Ganoderma...

Turkey Tail...

Cut into thin slices before they dry out and get too hard.

Place them in a boiling pot and boil,.. and boil,.. then simmer

for however long your feeling that groove.

The longer you boil and simmer the more potent.

Tea will be a beautiful golden brown.

Tastes like turpentine.

It's an acquired taste.

Makes your finger and toenails grow

stronger and longer,...

better to cleave with.

Swamp People and Medicinal Tea.

This is our friend the Swamp Man.
He built his house out of fallen Cypress.
The kitchen cabinets have Cypress knees for handles.
He's got lots of stories and lots on energy .
He drinks this mushroom tea several times a day!
It tastes awful.

Here we are at cypress swamp.

It's about 102 degrees.

No one here uses A C or deodorant.

They are all very healthy.

They make tea from Turkey tail (below).

It has pores not gills underneath.

This is called Ganoderma. Grows on decaying Oaks.

This one is the most potent.

These Swamp People are very kind and interesting with lots of weird habits.

They all play several musical instruments and have jam sessions under the stars.

They live very close to the Mother.