How do I make mushroom tea from reishi or turkey tail?

Because reishi and turkey tail are too woody to eat, they are simmered to draw out their compounds. Break the dried mushroom into pieces, add them to water, and simmer gently for one to two hours, topping up water as needed, then strain. Many people combine the hot-water tea with a separate alcohol extract for a dual extract. Treat these as functional drinks, not medicine.