Turkey Tail Dual Extraction

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Dosing and usage recommendation:

Recommend serving:  Three dropper full (1/3 of the neck of the dropper) a day under the tongue or in your favorite drink.  It is recommended that you take this in the morning to get full benefit.  Due to the nature of mushrooms, when combining 2 or more tinctures the medicine becomes more potent and in most cases the doses can be cut in half and still achieve the desired results.  For 3 Tinctures, it is recommended to take 1 dropperful a day and adjust accordingly depending on then desired results you are seeking to gain.  For maximum benefit, studies show thatn 3 to 5 grams (1 dropperful = to 1 gram of mushroom) of mushrooms daily gets the best results.

What is the best way to take medicinal mushrooms?

Tinctures are the best way to take medicinal mushrooms. The fruiting body of mushrooms is made up of an ingredient called chitin. Our bodies can’t digest chitin so in turn, can’t efficiently process the ingredients to pull the medicine out.  We would have to eat a ton of mushrooms to get the same amount of medicine from a dropper full of extraction.  Chewing and digesting mushrooms provide very minimum results.  The best way to pull the medicine out of Chaga is through an extraction process called “Dual Extraction”.

What is dual extraction?

Dual extraction is the process in which the medicine is pulled out of the mushrooms using alcohol and water soaks. We used distilled alcohol to extract the triterpene compound that is found in Chaga. The first part of the extraction requires us to grind up and low boil Chaga in distilled water at 165° to 180°F for 48 hours. We use fresh Chaga at the ratio of 2:1 (2 lbs. distilled water to 1 lb. fresh Chaga). This process allows us to extract beta glucans, polysaccharides and other important medicines that can’t be extracted from the alcohol soak. For the Chaga, it is important that we take this step first (unlike our Lion’s mane) because the chitin in the cell wall is a lot stronger in this mushroom than the others and must be cooked down for the alcohol to effectively extract the medicines.  Once softened, we mix our alcohol at a 2:1 ratio (2 lbs. alcohol to 1lbs mushrooms) in with the mushrooms, let this mix sit for 6 weeks, while agitating once a day.  We found this was the most effective way to pull out all the beneficial compounds from the Chaga.  Once we have both extractions, we do a 50/50 mix to give the full spectrum of medicinal benefits the mushroom has to offer.

What is mycelium and why do you not have that in your tinctures?

Mycelium is the root system of mushrooms and does have some medicinal benefits. It is a white wispy substance that is propagated over grains.  This is the first step in growing any mushrooms. As the industry has gotten more popular, the need to mass produce medicine has increased.  Since it takes longer to cultivate mushrooms into complete fruiting bodies, companies have been cutting corners by growing mycelium on grains and grinding them into powders (grain and all).  They use this powder and mix it with coffees, put them into pills, or extract what they can out of this mix. Even though they are legally extracting medicinal properties through mycelium, they are only getting a fraction of what they could if they had used the fruiting bodies instead.  In doing this, not only are they not getting a less quality product, but they are also adding grains into their medicines.  Beware of any product that has the word mycelium in their list of ingredients.

How much Chaga should I take daily?

Our company’s mission is to make medicine that works. The medical studies that have been done show that patients who have taken 3-5 grams of Chaga daily had the best results. We wanted to provide that same amount in our daily dose. This is why we insist on using fresh mushrooms every batch, while most of our competitors reuse the mushrooms for their’s. By taking our recommended dosage of 3 droppers a day, you will get the equivalent of 3 grams of fresh Chaga mushrooms and will get two weeks’ worth in our 1 oz. bottles and one month’s worth in our 2 oz. bottles. It is up to you if you want to increase your dosage to 5 grams.  For those who want to increase their doses should take only 1 dropper a day for 2 days before increasing by another dropper.  Use this 1 dropper/ 2 days schedule until you have reached the desired amount.

Should I keep to my normal dosing if I am taking another mushroom tincture?

Medicinal mushrooms tend to get stronger when combining them, assuming that they are of equal quality.  While each mushroom has a main benefit in which they “specialize” in, they also have many other sub benefits as well.  These sub benefits help to add to the effectiveness of each mushroom.  For example, Chaga’s main benefit is gut health, while lion’s mane focuses more on brain health.  Lion’s mane has a sub benefit that kills the h. pylori in our gut in turn boosting the overall effectiveness of the Chaga. On the other hand, Chaga has a sub benefit of lowering oxidized stress and inflammation in our brain, which helps the Lion’s Mane to communicate, protect and repair our brain neurons faster.  When taking the two together, each dose can be cut in half and still get the same results.  For 3 tinctures take 1 droppeful of each instead.  Each person is different so try to cut the dose in half to see if you can feel the same results and adjust accordingly.

How long do I need to take the tinctures before I see the results?

It all depends how well your body adapts to the new medicine and the delivery method in which you take it. Those that add it to their morning drink seem to take about 5 to 7 days before they start noticing any results. Those that take it under their tongue have noticed results faster. It also depends on the benefits you are looking for. Anti-inflammatory, increased endurance, and skin, hair, and nail repair may take about a week before noticing results; while oxidative stress relief, immune support, and pre/probiotic benefits, may happen within the first few days. If you aren't seeing the improvements within that time frame your body may need more and we suggest adding more droppers to your regimen by using our 1 dropper/2-day schedule to increase.

Do you grow the Turkey Tail you use yourself?

Yes!  We grow and make the tinctures ourselves.  Unlike some of our competitors who need to purchase mushrooms to make their products, we are able to freely add more mushrooms to our tinctures without breaking the bank thus allowing us to create one of the stongest tinctures on the market.

Anyone allergic to mushrooms should not take this product.  Turkey Tail contains compounds that may darken the skin or nails.  Anyone pregnant or breast feeding should not take this product because of the alcohol we use in our tinctures.  This product may affect certain blood thinning medications like Warfarin as well as some diabetic medications, so we suggest consulting your physician before taking this product.  Letting your physician or specialist know before starting any mushroom supplement is always a good idea so they can monitor your system and be on the lookout for any changes which will require them to adjust your current medicinal prescriptions.  There are very little-known side effects of Turkey Tail mushrooms, and generally considered safe. It has been found to be non-toxic at different dosages, even over extended periods of time. People who have higher levels of bad gut bacteria may have an upset stomach the first few days when taking our tinctures. It usually takes 2 to 3 days for the Turkey Tail to do its work in the gut and returns to normal once it has been regulated.  We would also like to point out that some benefits that are felt or gained from taking any mushroom supplement go away once you stop taking the product.  This might not be a smart thing to advertise but we feel it is important for everyone to know the facts before starting anything new.  If you are unsure of how your body will react, we suggest following our 1 dropper/2 days schedule until you hit 3 dropperfuls.  Taking too much Turkey Tail may cause an upset stomach, so listen to your body.  Lowering the dose or prolonging the days in which you increase the dose will allow your body to adjust.  One thing we would like to point out here is that some of the health benefits Turkey Tail provides are of a cleansing-type nature, and as our bodies detoxify it may cause feelings of nausea and sickness, but these feelings usually pass quickly.  Listen to your body and see a physician right away if you suspect anything. 

-We use 100% fresh fruiting bodies and do not add any mycelium, grains or fillers into our product.  

-We use the most potent ratio in the industry of 2:1; 2 parts menstruum (alcohol/water) to 1 part of mushroom which can only be achieved by using fresh mushroom fruiting bodies and not dried mushrooms.  

-We slow cook the Turkey tail to help break down the tough chitin walls before we extract with alcohol, ensuring more medicine will be pulled out through the extraction process to get the quality we are looking for.  

-We use quality alcohol (distilled 6 times) for our alcohol extraction process, fine blend our mushroom mix, and hand shake our bottles daily for maximum extraction rate.  We do this for a minimum of 6 weeks to get to our desired potency. 

-We only use distilled water for the water extraction portion of our process.  This is to ensure that no other chemicals or metals ever show up in our finished products.  We blend the 2:1 mushroom water mix and slow cook it for 48 hours at temperatures between 160° to 185°F.  This temperature and time frame is crucial in getting the desired potency without over cooking the beneficial compounds and vitamins that the Turkey Tail provides.

 Our tinctures are made from 100 percent fruiting bodies with no additives, no mycelium, no grains.  Our mushroom fruiting bodies are USDA organic, non-GMO, vegan, and gluten-free. We base our product development and formulation on scientifically proven data to ensure the quality and safety of our products.