Wow I am really excited to share this elixir I’ve been making. It has a texture and consistency that can only be described as like a McDonald’s Chocolate shake. Here is the catch though… It is warm and has no chocolate in it. It may be one of those things that other people won’t fully appreciate, but I am so enamored that I thought I’d break down the recipe.
McDunalds “Chocolate” Shake (for trademark reasons of coarse I had to change the name to Mcdunalds. Posted by Matthew Portwood
Ganoderma

Reishi
– Reishi
Reishi Double Extraction
1. Powder, as well as possible, 2 parts Reishi. (1200 g)
2. Macerate 1 part Reishi (600g) with 5 parts menstrum (3 Liters). This is how much fluid it takes to cover that fluffy Reishi: Menstrum = 1 part 95% ETOH (1L) & 2 parts Glycerine (2L)
3. Let sit 2 weeks or so. Press (Retrieve 2/3 of original menstrum = 2L) Reserve marc for decoction.
4. Add 1Liter 95% ETOH to pressed menstrum. Macerate 2nd part Reishi (600g) with this 3L of menstrum (again a 1:5 ratio).
5. Let sit 2 weeks or so. Press. Measure volume of tincture made (should be about 2L).
6. Final extract should be 1:4 overall. We started with 2 parts Reishi (1200g) so final extract will be 8 parts (4800mL). Double decoct both batches of marc with just enough water to cover. (Together or separately).
Press and concentrate so that desired final extract volume minus the tincture equals the decoction concentrate.
7. Combine when cool. IMPORTANT! Pour tincture into tea to avoid excess
precipitation.
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Reishi Extraction (Robyn Klein)
Here is the recipe for a 70% water / 30% alcohol reishi extract
For a kitchen-manageable amount, chop up only 3 whole dried medium-sized reishi
mushrooms. Use Felco or Corona hand clippers. If you chop more than this you will have to use much larger containers to cook and strain into. Three mushrooms will make about 500mls extract.
First, here is a quick overview of the process:
Step 1: Weigh chopped herb.
Step 2: Make tincture using 100% alcohol (EtOH).
Step 3: Strain and press the marc (save the marc!).
Step 4: Make a 1:10 decoction with the marc.
Step 5: Add decoction and tincture together to make a 30/70 extract.
Fill in and follow this form below:
Weigh chopped reishi = _______ grams/ounces
Materia Medica Lesson 2 – page 3
Example: 110 grams of dried, hand chopped reishi.
Put chopped reishi in a large enough jar to accommodate the menstruum below.
Cover the chopped reishi with pure Everclear (95%
alcohol) for two weeks. But how much?
Weight of reishi _______ x 5 = _______ mls of
Everclear will be needed to cover the herb.
Example: 110 x 5 = 550 mls of Everclear
Strain and squeeze marc as much as possible. Save marc!
Measure how much tincture resulted and record here = _______ .
Bottle and label the tincture and set aside for later.
Put marc in top of double boiler and add water. How much water?
Original dry weight of herb = _______ x 10 = _______ total amount of water to start off with.
Start cooking down, but don’t boil! Plan on 2 hours. Strain off marc and toss marc.
Continue cooking down the decoction. But to what amount?
To figure this amount, fill in the numbers in the following calculation:
Amount of tincture _______ divided by .3 = _______ .
Subtract this number above _______ from 1.00 which will equal = _______ .
Take this number and multiply it by .7 = _______ .
This is the amount of decoction which you will need to add to the tincture to give a 30% alcohol/70% decoction extract. Rounding off the numbers to the nearest whole number is just fine. Herbalism is not about rigidity.
To check your math add the amount of tincture
_______ to the amount of decoction _______ = _______.
Then multiply this final amount _______ by .3 (30%) = _______.
And multiply the final amount _______ by .7 (70%) = _______.
Add these amounts together to get the total amount = _______.
When decoction has cooked down to the amount you need, cool the decoction and then add it to tincture.
Store in a dark glass container and label with the following: Reishi Extract Ganoderma lucidum/30% Alcohol/70% Decoction
Materia Medica Lesson 2 – page 4
This excerpt is from the lesson Herbal Materia Medica Lesson 2, link provided above and intended to inspire. There so little on the writings of mushrooms and medicine I had to add this for further research. Green Blessings to all as always this is for educational/inspirational purposes .. always do your home work